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Presbyterian  Church  in  the  I 

U.S.A.  Synod  of  New  Jerseyjy 
Minutes  of  the  . . .  annual 
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MINUTES 


OF  THE 


Seventy-eighth  Annual  Session 


OF  THE 


Synod  of  New  Jersey 

HELD  IN 

THE  FIRST  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

Atlantic    City,   N.  ).,  October,   1900 
WITH  AN  APPENDIX 


PUBLISHED  BY  ORDER   OF    THE   SYNOD,  UNDER  THE   DIRECTION  OF 
THE   STATED  CLERK. 


TRENTON,  N.  J.: 
MacCRELLISH    &  ^UIGLEY,    BOOK  AND  JOB   PRINTERS. 


Officers  of  the  Synod. 


Moderator, 
REV.  MELVIN  ERASER, Batanga.  W.  Afr. 

vice-Moderator, 

REV.  FRANK  D.  P.  HICKMAN,    .    .    .  Benito,  W.  Afr. 

stated  Clerk, 

REV.  WALTER  A.  BROOKS,  D.D.,  .    .  Trenton.  N.  J. 

Permanent  Clerk, 

REV.  BENJAMIN  S.  EVERITT.  D.D.,     New  Gretna,  N.J. 

Recording  Clerk, 

REV.  JOHN  T.  KERR Elizabeth,  N.  J. 

Treasurer, 

REV.  EBEN  B.  COBB,  D.D.,     ....      Elizabeth,  N.  J. 

Treasurer  of  Synodical  Home  Missions, 

HON.  WILLIAM   M.  LANNING,     .    .    .  Trenton,  N.  J. 


MINUTES 


OF  THE 


Seventy-eighth    Annual   Session 


OF  THE 


Synod   of   New  Jersey. 


The  Synod  of  New  Jersey  met  in  Atlantic  City,  in 
the  First  Chnrch,  on  Tuesday,  October  i6th,  1900,  at 
7:30  o'clock  P.  M. 

After  devotional  services  the  sermon  opening  Synod 
was  delivered  by  the  Moderator,  Rev.  A.  Nelson  HoUi- 
field,  D.D.,  from  Judges  12:6. 

At  the  close  of  the  sermon  the  sacrament  of  the 
Lord's  Supper  was  administered.  The  services  were 
conducted  by  the  Moderator,  who  was  assisted  by  Rev. 
Alexander  H.  Young,  D.D.,  and  Rev.  James  W.  Rogan, 
D.D.,  and  the  following  Ruling  Elders:  Nicholas  C. 
J.  Engli.sh,  Garrett  DeMott,  Charles  E.  Hall,  M.D., 
Charles  K.  Eippincott,  Philip  Doremus,  George  S. 
Harding,  John  S.  Stone,  Charles  B.  Boyer,  J.  G.  Breese, 
Benjamin  P.  Field,  H.   Murray  Richmond,  J.  ]\I.  Cobb. 

In  connection  with  the  service  an  offering  was  made 
for  the  Board  of  3klinisterial  Relief. 

The  Synod  was  constituted  with  pra}'er  b\-  the 
^Moderator. 


4  Minutes  of  the  Synod  of  Nkw  Jersey.  Oct., 

^°"  The  roll  was  called  and  the  followino^  iiieiiibers  were 

found  present : 

Presbytery  of  Corisco. 

Ministers — Melvin  Fraser,  Frank  D.  P.  Hickman — 2. 
Elders— None. 

Presbytery  of  Elizabeth. 

Ministers— Joseph  M.  McNuIty,  D.D.,  I,  Alstyne  Blauvelt, 
D.D.,  John  A.  Liggett,  D.D.,  James  G  Mason,  D.D..  Samuel 
Parry,  Harlan  G.  Mendenhall,  D.D.,  William  R.  Richards,  D. 
D.,  Eben  B.  Cobb,  D.D.,  Samuel  J.  Rowland,  John  T.  Kerr, 
Newton  W.  Cadwell,  George  Buckle,  George  F.  Greene,  Albert 
E.  Wirth  (2),  Joseph  O.  McKelvey.  John  E  Stuchell.  Charles 
B.  Condit,  Aimer  W.  Karnell,  Henry  E.  Mott,  D  D  —19. 

Elders — ^Joseph  H.  Exton,  Clinton  ;  George  L.  Headlej', 
Connecticut  Farms ;  Augustus  S.  Crane,  Elizabeth,  First ; 
Nicholas  C.  J.  English,  Elizabeth,  Second  ;  Joseph  Cross,  Eliza- 
beth, Westminster ;  Theron  B.  Clark,  Elizabeth,  Gre3-stone ; 
John  W.  Bingener,  Metuchen  ;  L.  N.  Lovell,  Plainfield,  Cres- 
cent Ave.;  J.  C.  Waters,  Rahvvay,  First  ;  B.  B.  Vail,  Rahway, 
Second  ;  E.  P.  Tenney,  Roselle  ;  Ira  B.  Bull,  Westfield  ;  Marcus 
A.  Brown,  Woodbridge ;  Russell  W.  Woodward,  Elizabeth, 
Third  (2)  ;  Adrian  Lyon,  Perth  Amboy  (3) — 15 

Presbytery  of  Jersey  City. 

Ministers— Edwin  A.  Bulkley,  D.D  ,  Frank  E.  INIiller,  D.D  , 
George  R.  Garretson,  Henry  C.  Cronin,  Charles  Herr,  D.D., 
James  H.  Owens,  Henry  T.  Beatty.  Ph.D.,  Samuel  R.  Mc- 
Clements,  Jacob  A.  Frej',  Philo  F.  Leavens,  D.D.,  C.  Rudolph 
Kuebler — 11. 

Elders — ^J.  D.  Gopsill,  Jersey  Cit}',  Second  ;  James  B  Car- 
penter, Rutherford  ;  Garrett  De  Mott,  Tenafly— 3. 

Presbytery  of  Monmouth. 

Ministers— A.  H.  Dashiell,  D  D.,  Benj.  S.  Everitt,  D.D, 
Edward  B.  Hodge,  D.D  ,  Alex.  H.  Young,  D.D  ,  George  Swain, 
D.D.,  Albert  G.  Bale,  Henry  R.  Hall,  William  N  Richie,  D.D., 
Frank  R.  Symmes,  William  P.  Finney,  Joseph  E.  Currj-,  Joseph 
L.  Ewing,  Harry  W.  Haring,  James  A.  Matheson,  Frank 
Lukens,  Samuel  D.  Price,  Courtlandt  P.  Butler,  James  H.  Dun- 
ham, Joseph  G.  Sj'mmes,  Eugene  RL  Vannote,  Ernest  F.  Hall 
(2),  Josiah  H.  Crawford,  Hugh  K.  Fulton,  Spencer  C.  Dickson, 


igoo.  Minutes  of  the  Synod  of  New  Jersf.y.  5 

Samuel  H.  Thompson,  LL.D.,  Herman  C.  Fox,  D.D.,  Frederick 
E   Stockwell,  William  Moore— 28. 

Elders— John  H  Pratt,  Allentown  ;  Paul  J.  Styer,  Burling- 
ton ;  Joseph  K.  Chamberlain,  Cranbury,  First  ;  J.  L  Whitaker, 
M.D  ,  Cranbury,  Second  ;  Charles  E.  Hall,  M.D.,  Freehold  ; 
J.  Ed.  Marryott.  Jaraesburg  ;  William  A.  Torrey,  Lakehurst  ; 
William  V.  Simpson,  Matavvan  ;  C.  Garrabrandt,  M.D.,  New 
Gretna  ;  Julius  Foster  Point  Pleasant  ;  A.  T.  Doremus,  Red 
Bank  ;  John  G.  Breese,  Shrewsbury  ;  S.  H.  Ingraham,  South 
Amboy  (2)  ;  William  H    Reid,  Tennent  — 14. 

Presbytery  of  Morris  and  Orange. 

Ministers  — Albert  Erdman,  D.D.,  Edward  P.  Gardner,  Wil- 
liam W.  Halloway,  D  D.,  George  P.  Noble,  Theodore  F.  Cham- 
bers, James  F  Riggs,  D.D  ,  John  F.  Patterson,  D.D.,  Horace 
D  Sassaman,  George  L.  Richmond,  William  H.  Woolverton, 
Stanley  White,  John  M.  Thomas,  Asa  Wynkoop — 13. 

Elders — John  L.  Brown,  Boonton  ;  Richard  H.  Allen,  Chat- 
ham ;  Edward  J.  Ross,  Dover  ;  H.  Murray  Richmond,  East 
Orange,  First  ;  John  M.  Crane,  Mendham,  First  ;  Edward  H. 
Williams,  Orange,  First  (2)  ;  J.  Remsen  Lane,  Orange,  Hill- 
side ;  S.  E.  Young,  vSouth  Orange,  First — 8. 

Presbytery  of  Newark. 

Ministers— V.  LeRoy  Lockwood,  D.D.,  George  C.  Seibert, 
D.D.  (2),  David  R.  Frazer,  D.D..  A.  Nelson  Hollifield,  D.D., 
Julius  H.  WolflF,  Lyman  W.  Allen.  D.D.,  J,  Garland  Hamner. 
John  Hutchison,  Joseph  F.  Folsom,  Edwin  Fairley,  Sartell 
Prentice,  Jr..  John  A.  Higgons,  William  B    Greenway — 13. 

Elders- Philip  Doremus,  Montclair,  Trinity  ;  M.  Pier,  New- 
ark. Central  ;  W.  S.  Hartshorne,  Newark,  First  ;  J.  M.  Cobb, 
Newark,  Third;  R.  R.  Beam,  Newark,  Fifth  Avenue;  Joseph 
A.  Halleck,  Newark,  Park  — 6. 

Presbytery  of  New  Brunswick. 

Ministers— John  T.  Duffield,  D.D.  (2>,  Amzi  L.  Armstrong, 
Samuel  M.  Studdiford.  D.D.,  John  B.  Kugler,  Henry  C. 
Cameron,  D  D.,  Daniel  R  Foster,  Thomas  S.  Long.  William 
W.  Knox,  D.D..  Lewis  W.  Mudge.  D  D.,  James  W.  Van  Dyke, 
Charles  R.  Strong.  Walter  A.  Brooks.  D.D.,  William  D.  Robe- 
son, James  W.  Rogan,  D.D.,  Titus  E  Davis,  Samuel  McLana- 
han,  Archibald  A.  Murphy,  Hugh  B.  MacCauley,  George  H. 
Ingram,  James  B.  Clark,  Samuel  H.  Potter,  J.  Hendrick  de 
Vries,  D.  Ruby  Warne  (2),  Frank  B.  Everitt,  William  S.  Voor- 


6  Minutes  of  the  Synod  of  New  Jersey.  Oct., 

hies  (2),  William  Allen.  Jr.,  Robert  I.  MacBride,  Albert  Reid. 
Maitland  V.  Bartlett,  Lewis  S  Mudge,  Joseph  Howell,  Vincent 
Serafini,  William  I.  Campbell— 33. 

Elders — I.  S.  Lowe,  Amwell,  First;  Peter  S.  Staats,  Amwell, 
Second;  Benjamin  P.  Field.  Bound  Brook;  George  E.  Snedeker, 
Dutch  Neck  (2)  ;  E.  C.  Sharp,  Hamilton  Square  (2)  ;  Frank  L. 
Janeway,  New  Brunswick,  Second;  George  W.  Mount,  Kings- 
ton ;  John  E.  Burd,  Pennington  ;  Walter  B  Harris,  Princeton, 
First ;  L.  Freund.  Princeton,  Second ;  Cornelius  Shepherd, 
M.D.,  Trenton,  Third;  William  M.  Lanning,  Trenton,  Fourth; 
George  S.  Harding,  Trenton,  Prospect  Street ;  Uriel  B.  Titus, 
Trenton,  Bethany  (2)  ;  James  Wilkie,  Trenton,  East  Trenton 
(2)-i5- 

Presbytery  of  Newton. 

Ministers — William  Thomson,  E.  Clarke  Cline,  Henrj'  S. 
Butler,  D.D.,  John  C.  Clyde,  D.D.,  J.  De  Hart  Bruen,  Elias  B. 
England,  D.D  ,  James  B.  Umberger,  D.D.,  j.  Edward  Grant — 8. 

Elders— J.  P.  Brookfield,  Belvidere,  First;  William  H  Vail, 
Blairstown;  J.  D.  Flock,  Hackettstown;  David  R.  Hull,  Newton; 
John  H.  Young,  Oxford,  First;  John  S.  Stone,  Stewartsville — 6. 

Presbytery  of  West  Jersey. 

Ministers — Allen  H.  Brown,  William  Aikman,  D.D  ,  Henr}' 
Reeves,  D.D..  Frederic  R.  Brace  D.D..  J.  Bailie  Adams  (2), 
Heber  H.  Beadle,  John  L.  Landis  (2),  John  E.  Peters,  Sc  D.  (2), 
J.  H.  O'Brien  (2),  George  W.  Tomson  (2),  William  J.  Bridges, 
Frederic  J.  Stanley-,  D.D.  John  K.  Kilbourn.  Frank  J.  Mund3-, 
D.D.,  William  V.  Louderbough,  Sylvester  W.  Beach,  Herbert 
R.  Rundall,  Arthur  W.  Spooner.  D.D.,  George  L.  Van  Alen  (2) 
William  H.  Fishburn,  D.D.  (2),  John  McMillan,  Robert  Westly 
Peach,  Albert  K.  Staiger,  Daniel  L  Camp  (2),  R  Hilliard  Gage, 
Isaac  H.  Condit,  Robert  A.  EKvood,  Walter  Everitt  Smith 
Frank  S.  Brenneman,  Samuel  W.  Steckel — 30. 

Elders — Charles  B.  Boyer,  Atlantic  City,  First ;  Charles  K 
Lippincott,  Atlantic  City,  Olivet ;  Richard  Stevenson,  Black- 
wood ;  James  Watson.  Brainerd  (2) ;  P.  Kennedy  Reeves,  Bridge- 
ton,  First;  Phoebus  W.  Lyon,  Bridgeton,  West;  H.  I.  Budd, 
Camden,  First  (2) ;  Daniel  J.  Rosston,  Camden,  Second  ;  E.  L. 
Seabrooke,  Camden,  Calvary  ;  L  E.  Iszard,  Mays  Landing  (2) ; 
Thomas  W.  S3-nott,  Wenonah  ;  John  S  Jessup,  Woodbur\- — 12. 

corresponding  members. 
Rev.  J.  B.  Rendall,   Rev.  George  H.  S.  Campbell,  D.D.,  Rev. 
Thomas  McCaule)-,  Rev.  Benj    L.  Agnew,  D.D.,  Rev.  James  A. 


jgoo.  Minutes  of  the  Synod  of  New  Jersey.  7 

Worden,  D.D..  Synod  of  Pennsylvania;  Rev.  Edward^C.  Ray, 
D.D.,  Synod  of  Illinois— 6. 

The  summary  is  as  follows  : 

Presbyteries.  Ministers.  Elders.  Totals. 

Corisco, 2                  .    .  2 

Elizabeth, 19  i5  34 

Jersey  Cit}' 11  3  '4 

Monmouth 28  14  42 

Morris  and  Orange, 13  ^  21 

Newark,     .    .    .    .* 13  ^  19 

New  Brunswick, i^)  15  48 

Newton, 8  6  14 

West  Jersey 30  12  42 

^57                    79  236 

Corresponding  members 6 

Total  attendance 242 

Rev.    ]\Ielvin   Fra.ser,  of  the    Presbytery  of  Corisco,   Moderator, 
was  elected  Moderator,  and  Rev.  Frank  D.   P.   Hick-     '""  °  "^'°'"- 
man,  of  the  same  Presbytery,  Vice-Moderator. 

The  Committee  of  Arrangements  reported,  and  the  Arrangements. 
report  was  accepted  and  its  recommendations  adopted, 
as  follows  : 


1.  That  the  sessions  of  Synod  begin  at  9  A.M. ;  that  recess  be 
taken  from  12:30  to  2:30  P.M.,  and  from  5  107:30  P.M.;  that 
the  devotional  services  occupy  the  last  half  hour  of  each  of  the 
morning  sessions. 

2.  That  the  following  order  of  business  be  adopted  :  The  first 
order  for  Wednesday  morning,  an  address  on  behalf  of  the 
American  Bible  Society  by  Ruling  Elder  Phoebus  W.  Lyon; 
following  this  the  report  of  the  Committee  on  Foreign  Mis- 
sions ;  at  10:  30  the  report  of  the  Committee  on  Synodical  Home 
Missions  ;  following  this  an  address  on  behalf  of  the  Board  of 
Ministerial  Relief  by  Rev.  Benjamin  L.  Agnew,  D.D.;  following 
this  the  Necrological  Report. 

3.  That  at  2:30  on  Wednesday  afternoon  the  report  of  the 
Committee  on  Systematic  Beneficence  be  made  ;  following  this, 
at  3  o'clock,  the  report  of  the  Committee  on  the  Erection  of  a 
Memorial  Monument  in  Old  Scots  Burial-ground  ;  following 
this  an  address  on  behalf  of  the  Board  of  Aid  for  Colleges  and 
Academies  by  Rev.  Edward  C.  Ray,  D.D.,  Secretary  of  the  Board 


8  MiNUTKS  OF  THE  SyNOD  OF  NEW  JERSEY.       Od., 

4.  That  on  Thursday  morning  Synod  listen  to  an  address  on 
behalf  of  the  Board  of  Education,  by  Rev.  Edward  B.  Hodge. 
D.D.,  Secretary  of  the  Board  to  be  followed  by  a  brief  address 
on  Mission  Work  in  Mexico,  by  Rev.  Hubert  W.  Brown. 
Thursday  afternoon,  at  2:30,  an  address  on  behalf  of  the  Board 
of  Home  Missions,  by  Rev.  Lyman  W.  Allen,  D.D.,  of  the 
Board 

5.  That  the  evening  session  of  Wednesday  be  devoted  to  a 
popular  meeting,  at  which  addresses  shall  be  made  as  follows  : 
On  "  China  To-Day, "  by  Rev  George  Corn  well  introduced  by 
Rev  Wm.  R.  Richards,  D.D.,  on  behalf  of  the  Board  of  Foreign 
Missions  ;  on  Sabbath-School  Work  b}' Rev.  James  A  Worden, 
D  D.;  following  this  a  brief  illustrated  lecture  on  Home  Mis- 
sions, by  Rev.  D.  E.  Finks,  representing  the  Board  ;  that  the 
evening  session  of  Thursday,  providing  Synod  continues 
beyond  this  point,  be  devoted  also  to  a  popular  meeting.  Rev. 
D.  E.  Finks  giving  an  illustrated  lecture  of  one  hour  on 
"Alaska  and  Some  Strange  People"  ;  following  this,  addresses 
by  Rev.  George  Cornwell,  of  China,  and  Rev.  Melvin  Eraser, 
of  West  Africa. 

After  prayer   and    the    benediction,    the    Synod    ad- 
jonrned  until  to-morrow  at  9:00  o'clock  A.  M. 


Wednesday,  October  17th,  9:00  A.  ]\I. 
The  Synod  met  and,  after  pra>-er,  resumed  busine.s.s. 

Minutes.  Tlic  minutcs  of  Ttiesday's  session  were  read  and  the 

record  was  approved. 

Arrangements.  j^  ^y^<^  uiadc  thc  ordcr  of  thc  day  to  hear  the  report 

of  the  Committee  on  Sabbath  Observance  at  the  clo.se 
of  Dr.  Ray's  address  this  afternoon,  and  the  second 
order  of  the  day  to-morrow  mornincr  the  report  of  the 
Committee  on  Young  People's  Societies. 

Committees:  Tlic    Moderator  announced  the  following  Standing 

Committees : 


igoo  Minutes  of  the  Synod  of  New  Jersey.  9 

I — Bills  and  Overtures. 

Ministers— A.  Nelson  Hollifield,  D.D.,  William  W.  Knox, 
D  D  ,  E.  Clarke  Cline,  Heber  H.  Beadle. 

Elders -^ose^h.  H.  Exton,  J.  T.  Gopsill,  William  H.  Reid. 

II— Judicial  Business. 

Ministers— SdiXan^l  McLanahan,  Alexander  H.  Young,  D.D., 
Samuel  Parry,  William  H.  Woolverton. 

Elders— jy.  J.  Rosston,  J.  P.  Brookfield,  George  S.  Harding. 

Ill— Minutes  of  the  General  Assembly. 

Ministers— Henry  C.  Cameron,  D.D.,  George  Swain,  D.D. 
Elder-Ti?i\n6.  R.  Hull. 

IV— Narrative  for  1901. 

Ministers— M.a.\t\?in.6.  V.  Bartlett,  Frank  Lukens. 
Elder — ^J.  Remsen  Lane. 

V — Finance. 

Ministers— ]a.mes  H.  Owens,  Edward  P.  Gardner. 
Elders— John  S.  Jessup,  J.  D.  Flock. 

VI— Synodical  Home  Mission  Accounts. 

Minister— layman  W.  Allen,  D.D. 
Elder— 'Edward  P.  Tenney. 

VII— Records  of  Presbyteries. 

Corisco— Rev.  I.  Alstyne  Blauvelt,  D.D.,  Rev.  George  R. 
Garretson,  Elder  Julius  Foster. 

Elizabeth— Rev.  James  F.  Riggs,  D.D.,  Rev.  Edward  Fairle}', 
Elder  Walter  B.  Harris. 

Jersey  City— Rev.  William  Thomson,  Rev.  Frederic  R.  Brace, 
D.D.,  Elder  Joseph  Cross. 

Monmouth  —Rev.  John  B.  Kugler,  Rev  C.  Rudolph  Kuebler, 
Elder  James  B.  Carpenter. 

Morris  and  Orange— Rev.  Frank  R.  Symmes,  Rev.  Julius  H. 
Wolff,  Elder  George  W.  Mount. 

Newark — Rev.  Horace  D.  Sassaman,  Rev.  Archibald  A.  Mur- 
phy, Elder  William  H.  Vail. 

New  Brunswick — Rev.  Lyman  W.  Allen,  D.D.,  Rev.  James 
B.  Umberger,  D.D.,  Elder  E.  L.  Seabrooke. 


Minutes  of  the  Synod  of  Nkw  Jersey. 


Od  . 


Revision  of 
Committees. 


Stated  Clerk. 


Records 
approved. 


Newton— Rev.  William  Allen,  Jr.,  Rev.  William  J.  Bridges, 
Elder  Nicholas  C.  J.  English. 

West  Jersey— Rev.  Amzi  L.  Armstrong.  Rev.  George  P. 
Noble,  Elder  J.  E.  Marryott. 

Tlie  following  were  appointed  a  Committee  to  revise 
the  list  of  Permanent  Committees :  Rev.  Isaac  H. 
Condit,  Elder  Garrett  DeMott. 

The  Stated  Clerk  made  his  report  to  Synod  as  fol- 
lows : 

1.  That  the  records  of  the  Synod  for  1899  were  approved  by 
the  General  Assembly. 

2.  That  sundr}'  papers  addressed  to  the  Synod  have  come 
into  his  hands,  which,  according  to  rule,  are  herewith  delivered 
to  the  Committee  on  Bills  and  Overtures. 

3.  That  the  S3'nod  has  deposited  in  the  Broad  Street  National 
Bank,  of  Trenton  a  box  containing  papers  presented  to  the 
Synod  at  meetings  before  it  became  the  custom  of  the  Synod  to 
print  its  records.  Some  of  these  papers  are  doubtless  of  per- 
manent value,  and  essential  to  the  completeness  of  the  records. 
Others  are  of  no  value,  and  should  not  occupy  space  which 
might  be  used  for  other  storage.  The  Stated  Clerk  respectfully 
recommends  that  a  committee  be  appointed  to  examine  these 
papers  and  report  to  the  Synod  at  its  next  meeting  what  dispo- 
sition should  be  made  of  them. 


Report  of 
Treasurers. 


Address. 


The  report  was  accepted  and  its  recommendations 
w'ere  adopted. 

The  Stated  and  Permanent  Clerks  were  appointed 
the  Committee  to  examine  and  report  upon  the  papers 
of  the  Synod. 

The  report  of  the  Treasurer  of  Trustees  of  Synod, 
also  of  the  Treasurer  of  the  Committee  on  the  Erec- 
tion of  a  Memorial  Monument  in  the  Old  Scots  Burial- 
ground,  were  presented  by  Rev.  Allen  H.  Brown.  The 
reports  were  accepted  and  referred  for  audit  to  the 
Finance  Committee. 

Elder  Phoebus  W.  Lyon  addressed  Synod  on  behalf 
of  the  American  Bible  Societv. 


jgoo  Minutes  of  the  Synod  of  New  Jersev.  rr 

The   following  resolution,   offered  by   Rev.   Samuel   American  Bibie 
McLanahan,  was  unanimously  adopted,  viz.  : 

The  Sj-nod  of  New  Jersey  has  heard  with  interest  of  the  work 
of  the  American  Bible  Society  and  heartily  commends  that 
society  to  the  liberality  of  the  churches  as  an  agency  whose 
work  is  essential  to  the  spread  of  the  gospel  at  home  and 
abroad. 

The  report  of  the  Permanent  Committee  on  Foreign   Foreign 
Missions  was  presented  by  Rev.  Henry  S.  Butler,  D.D. 
It  was  recei\'ed  and  its  recommendations  were  adopted 
as  follows  : 

1.  The  Synod  gives  thanks  to  God  for  substantial  progress  in 
Foreign  Missions,  at  home  and  abroad,  even  in  "troublous 
times,"  and  for  His  marvelous  preservation  of  the  lives  of  so 
many  of  our  missionaries  in  the  midst  of  extreme  danger. 

2.  Our  heartfelt  sympathy  is  extended  to  the  families  of  the 
mart}^  missionaries,  and  to  the  survivors  and  the  native  Chris- 
tians, in  China  and  elsewhere  who  are  carrying  unwonted 
burdens. 

3  We  give  renewed  expression  of  confidence  in  our  missions' 
force  and  our  missions'  administration,  thankful  that  the  Board 
and  its  Secretaries  have  had  strength  to  endure  and  wisdom  to 
direct  through  the  stress  of  the  past  months. 

4.  To  our  Woman's  Societies,  always  capable  and  devoted,  we 
tender  thanks  for  their  valuable  report  and  the  assurance  of  our 
hearty  co-operation  ;  to  our  young  people,  appreciation  of  their 
labors  and  gifts  and  encouragement  to  larger  endeavor. 

5.  Recognizing  prayer  and  instruction  as  mainsprings  of 
progress  we  press  the  Monthly  Concert  upon  every  church, 
also  the  more  general  use  of  the  magazines  and  tracts  furnished 
by  the  church  and  the  Boards.  We  also  recommend  special 
prayer  during  the  week  beginning  October  28th,  with  reference 
to  the  present  crisis  in  China. 

6  We  give  indorsement  and  promise  of  help  to  our  Commit- 
tee in  carrying  out  its  projected  educational  tours  by  mission- 
aries, welcoming  these  beloved  brethren  to  our  churches  and 
our  homes. 

7.  We  believe  that  the  time  has  come  for  systematic  effort  to 
make  evety  member  and  adherent  a  regular  supporter  of  missions, 
and  we  will  exert  ourselves  to  that  end. 

The  report  of  the  Committee  on  Synodical   Home  synodicai  Home 
Missions  was  presented  by  Rev.  Eben  B.  Cobb,  D.D.        ^''''°°' 


12  Minutes  of  the  Synod  of  New  Jersey.  Oct., 

Treasurer.  f  ]^e   Tcport    of    tlic   Trcasurer  of    S>'nodical    Home 

Missions  was  also  presented. 

Tlie  Committee  offered  the  following-  recommenda- 
tions : 

I.  That,  recognizing  the  valuable  services  of  William  M. 
Lanning,  as  Treasurer  of  this  fund,  and  with  a  desire  still 
longer  to  retain  these  services,  Synod  ratifj'  the  arrangement 
by  which,  while  himself  remaining  Treasurer  of  the  fund,  he 
delegate  much  of  the  work  of  his  position  to  an  assistant. 

2  That  the  Permanent  Committee  on  Synodical  Home  Mis- 
sions be  authorized  to  devote,  out  of  this  fund,  for  assistance  to 
the  Treasurer,  a  sum  not  to  exceed  $250. 

3.  That  Synod  now  consider  the  Plan  under  which  your  Com- 
mittee is  working,  and  adopt  the  suggestions  made  b}'  3'our 
Committee  for  the  revision  of  this  Plan. 

4.  That  Presbyteries  be  asked  to  contribute  this  year  upon 
the  basis  of  church  membership,  as  reported  in  the  Minutes  of 
the  Assembl}-  for  1900,  so  that — 

From  the  Presbytery  of  Elizabeth  be  asked,  at  the 

rate  of  30  cents  per  member,  the  sum  of  .  .  .  $2,848  50 
From  the  Presbytery  of  Jersey  City  be  asked   at  the 

rate  of  26  cents  per  member,  the  sum  of  ....  1,889  ^^ 
From  the  Presbytery  of  Monmouth  be  asked,  at  the 

rate  of  26  cents  per  member,  the  sum  of  .  .  .  1,706  64 
From  the  Presbj'tery  of  Morris  and  Orange  be  asked, 

at  the  rate  of  30  cents  per  member,  the  sum  of  .  3,094  So 
From  the  Presbytery  of  Newark  be  asked,  at  the  rate 

of  27  cents  per  member,  the  sum  of    ...  3,184  92 

From  the  Presb3'tery  of  New  Brunswick  be  asked   at 

the  rate  of  30  cents  per  member,  the  sum  of  .  .  2,792  40 
From  the  Presbytery  of  Newton  be  asked,  at  the  rate 

of  22  cents  per  member,  the  sum  of  .    .    .       1,27066 

From  the  Presbytery  of  West  Jersey  be  asked,  at  the 

rate  of  26  cents  per  member,  the  sum  of  .       2,009  ^^ 

Total 3iS,8o2  88 

5.  That  apportionments  be  made  as  follows  : 

For  administration  expenses, $600  00 

To  the  Presbytery  of  Elizabeth 1.30000 

"   Jersey  Citj' 2  600  00 

"      "             "            "    Monmouth, 4.000  00 

"      "             "            "    Morris  and  Orange 1,800  00 

'■      "             "           "    Newark,      1,850  00 


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To  the  Presbytery  of  New  Brunswick, $1,20000 

"    Newton, 1,200  00 

"      "  •'  "    West  Jerse}- 4,200  00 

Total $iS,750  00 

6.  That  Synod  calls  the  attention  of  its  churches  to  the  super- 
lative importance  of  having  the  offering  for  Sj-nodical  Home 
Missions  reach  the  Treasurer  of  the  fund  as  early  in  the  fiscal 
year  as  possible. 

The  report  was  accepted  and  the  recommendations 
were  adopted,  the  first  of  them  by  a  rising  vote. 

The  revised  Plan,  proposed  in  the  third  recommenda-  P'^n  for 

,  IT  1  !•  rii  Synodical  Home 

tion,  was  considered  and  adopted,  and  is  as  lollows :  Missions. 

I — Contributions  to  the  Board  of  Home  Missions. 

Each  church  withi«  the  bounds  of  the  Synod  of  New  Jersey 
is  enjoined  to  take  up,  annuall}-,  at  least  one  collection  for  the 
Board  of  Home  Missions. 

H — Contributions  to  Synodical  Home  Missions. 

Each  church  within  the  bounds  of  the  Synod  of  New  Jersey 
shall  also  take  up,  annually  at  least  one  collection  for  Sj'nodical 
Home  Missions  ;  provided,  however,  that  if  in  the  judgment  of 
the  Session  of  any  church  it  is  impracticable  or  inexpedient  to 
take  separate  collections  for  the  Board  of  Home  Missions  and 
for  Synodical  Home  Missions,  then  at  least  one  collection  shall 
be  taken  annually  for  both  these  objects,  and  the  Session  may 
apportion  to  the  Synodical  Home  Mission  Work  such  a  sum 
out  of  this  collection  as  may,  in  their  judgment,  be  proper. 

ni — Relation  of  Synodical  Home  Missions  to  the 
Home  Board. 

It  is  the  purpose  of  this  Plan  to  provide  all  necessary  aid  to 
ministers,  missionaries,  churches  and  missions  within  the 
bounds  of  this  Sj'nod,  without  resorting  to  the  Board  of  Home 
Missions. 

IV — Permanent  Committee  on  Synodical  Home  Missions. 

The  Synod  shall  have  a  Permanent  Committee  on  SN'nodical 
Home  IMissions  which  shall  consist  of  the  Chairmen  of  the 
PresbN'terial  Connnittees  having  charge  of  S3'nodical  Home 
Mission  Work. 


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This  Committee  shall  meet  at  least  annually  before  the  meet- 
ing of  Synod,  to  make  an  estimate  of  the  amount  needed  to 
carry  on  the  work  of  Synodical  Home  Missions  for  the  ensuing 
year  ;  to  recommend  to  Synod  the  amounts  to  be  asked  from 
and  appropriated  to  each  Presbytery  for  Synodical  Home  Mis- 
sion Work  during  the  ensuing  year  ;  and  to  devise  and  carrj' 
out  such  measures  as  may  be  deemed  wise  to  secure  these 
amounts. 

V — Appropriations  by  Synod. 

Upon  hearing  the  report  of  their  Permanent  Committee  on 
Synodical  Home  Missions,  the  Synod  shall  determine  annually 
the  amounts  to  be  asked  from  the  several  Presbyteries,  and  the 
amounts  to  be  appiopriated  to  such  Presbyteries  for  Synodical 
Home  Mission  Work.  Each  Presbyter}'  is  expected  to  co- 
operate heartily  with  its  Committee  both  in  raising  and  dis- 
tributing these  amounts. 

VI — Duties  and  Powers  of  Presbyteries. 

1.  Each  Presbytery  shall  authorize  the  expenditure  of  the 
amount  appropriated  to  it,  for  the  aid  of  churches  and  missions 
and  for  the  support  of  missionary  work,  in  such  manner  as  it 
may  deem  proper. 

2.  Presbytery  shall  endeavor  to  group  contiguous  churches 
receiving  aid  from  this  fund,  and  it  shall  be  specially  binding 
on  Presbytery  to  group  such  churches  when  there  is  no  near 
prospect  of  their  attaining  self  support. 

3.  Ordinarily  Presbytery  shall  require  from  each  aid-receiving 
church  a  total  contribution  to  the  salary  of  the  Pastor  at  least 
equal  to  an  average  of  $6.50  per  member,  exceptions  to  this  rule 
being  allovved  only  upon  special  vote  of  Presbytery. 

4.  The  Presbyterial  Committee  having  charge  of  Synodical 
Home  Missions  shall  have  personal  conference  with  the  elders 
of  any  church  applying  for  aid  before  recommending  such 
church  to  the  Presbytery. 

5.  The  Presbyterial  Committee  having  charge  of  Synodical 
Home  Missions  shall  instruct  each  church  receiving  aid  from 
this  fund  that,  where  possible,  it  is  its  duty  to  come  gradualh- 
and  rapidly  to  self-support,  and  that  ordinarily  it  must  expect 
gradual  reductions  in  the  amounts  appropriated  to  it. 

6.  If,  for  any  reason,  a  Presbytery  shall  fail  to  use  the  whole 
of  its  appropriation  within  the  year  for  which  it  ma\'  be  made, 
the  unused  balance  shall  fall  into  and  be  credited  to  the  general 
fund  in  the  Treasurer's  hands,  and  be  liable  to  re-appropriation 
by  the  Synod  for  the  next  succeeding  year. 


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VII — Duty  of  Stated  Clerk  of  Synod. 

The  Stated  Clerk  of  Synod  shall  certify  to  the  Treasurer, 
annually,  the  appropriations  made  by  Synod  to  the  several 
Presbyteries  for  S\'nodical  Home  Mission  work. 

VIII— Orders  Upon  the  Treasurer. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  each  pastor,  stated  supph-  and  Presby- 
teiial  Missionary,  receiving  aid  from  the  S^modical  Home  Mis- 
sion Fund,  to  make  to  the  Chairman  of  the  Committee  having 
charge  of  Synodical  Home  Missions  in  the  Presb3ter3-  within 
whose  bounds  he  labors,  full  quarterly  reports  on  December 
31st,  March  31st,  June  30th  and  September  25th  of  each  year; 
and  upon  the  receipt  and  approval  of  every  such  report  such 
Chairman  shall  draw  his  order  upon  the  Treasurer,  in  favor  of 
the  pastor,  stated  supply,  or  Presb3'terial  Missionary  making 
such  report,  for  the  quarterly'  sum  due. 

All  other  monej^s  authorized  to  be  expended  b^^  any  Presbj-- 
tery  for  the  aid  or  support  of  churches  or  mission  work,  may 
be  drawn  from  the  treasurj'  upon  orders  made  by  such  Chair- 
man in  favor  of  himself,  or  in  favor  of  the  ministers  or  mis- 
sionaries performing  service  ;  but  all  moneys  drawn  by  an^' 
Chairman  on  orders  payable  to  himself  shall  be  accounted  for 
by  an  annual  report,  to  be  deposited,  with  vouchers,  with  the 
Treasurer  on  October  ist  of  each  year,  to  the  end  that  such 
report  and  vouchers  may  by  the  Treasurer  be  laid  before  the 
Standing  Committee  on  Sj'nodical  Home  Mission  Accounts  for 
examination  and  audit,  which  Committee,  after  examination  of 
such  report  and  vouchers,  and  on  being  satisfied  of  their  cor- 
rectness, shall  return  the  vouchers  to  such  Chairman. 

IX — Election  and  Duties  of  Treasurer. 

The  Synod  shall  elect  a  Treasurer  of  Synodical  Home  Mis- 
sions from  within  its  own  bounds,  and  subject  to  its  control,  for 
such  term  and  under  such  conditions  as  it  may  from  time  to 
time  determine.  He  shall  give  a  bond  to  the  Trustees  of  the 
Synod  of  New  Jersey,  conditioned  for  the  faithful  performance 
of  his  duties  as  such  Treasurer,  which  bond  shall  be  in  such 
sum  and  with  such  sureties  as  shall  be  approved  by  the  Per- 
manent Committee  having  charge  of  S5'nodical  Home  Missions, 
and  after  being  so  approved,  shall  be  filed  with  the  Treasurer 
of  said  Trustees.  Any  premium  required  to  be  paid  in  obtain- 
ing such  bond  shall  be  paid  out  of  the  funds  in  the  hands  of 
the  Treasurer  of  Synod. 


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Minutes  of  thk  Synod  of  New  Jersey. 


Oct., 


Accounts 
approved. 


Address. 


Arrangements. 


Necrology. 


The  Treasurer  of  this  fund  shall  receive  all  the  funds  con- 
tributed for  Synodical  Home  Missions  and  make  payments 
only  upon  orders  drawn  as  herein  above  prescribed  ;  provided, 
however,  that  he  may  pay  all  bills  for  administration  expenses 
out  of  the  appropriation  for  that  purpose  without  orders 
therefor. 

X — Fiscal  Year. 

The  fiscal  year  shall  begin  on  the  first  day  of  October  and 
end  on  the  thirtieth  day  of  September. 

The  Committee  to  audit  Synodical  Home  Mis.sion 
Accounts  made  it.s  report  through  Rev.  George  P. 
Noble,  recommending  the  approval  of  the  accounts. 
The  report  was  received  and  the  recommendation  was 
adopted. 

Rev.  Benjamin  L.  Agnew,  D.D.,  addressed  the  vSynod 
on  behalf  of  the  Board  of  Ministerial  Relief 

It  was  made  the  order  of  the  day  for  to-morrow 
morning,  following  the  report  of  the  Permanent  Com- 
mittee on  Young  People's  Societies,  to  hear  the  Narra- 
tive. 

The  order  of  the  day  having  arrived,  the  Synod 
engaged  in  devotional  exercises  for  half  an  hotir,  led  by 
the  Moderator.  In  connection  with  this  service  the 
Necrological  Report  was  read,  in  part,  by  Rev.  Syl- 
vester W.  Beach,  and,  pending  the  reading.  Synod  took 
recess  until  2:30  o'clock  P.  M. 


Bills  and 
Overtures. 


Wednesday,  2:30  P.  M. 
Synod  re-assembled  and,  after  prayer,  proceeded  to 
business. 

The  Committee  on  Bills  and  Overtures  made  a  report 
recommending  that  a  complaint  of  James  Moore  against 
the  Presbytery  of  Jersey  City  be  referred  to  the  Com- 


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mittee  on  Judicial  Business.     The  report  was  received 
and  its  recommendation  was  adopted. 

The  report  of  the  Tieasurer  of  Synod  was  presented,  Treasurer, 
was  received  and  referred  for  audit  to  the  Committee 
on  Finance. 

The  report  of  the  Committee  on  S}stematic  Benefi-  Systematic 
cence  was  presented  by  Rev.  Thomas  S.  Long.     It  was 
received  and  its  recommendations  were  adopted  as  fol- 
lows : 

1.  That  the  Synod  of  New  Jersey  endorse  the  action  of  the 
last  Assembly,  which  "  earnestly  calls  upon  our  great  church 
to  celebrate  the  opening  of  the  twentieth  century  by  an  advance 
to  the  true  ideal  of  Christian  giving,  at  least  so  far  as  to  secure 
from  every  church  member  an  offering  for  each  of  our  eight 
Boards  That  for  the  attainment  of  this  end  the  pastors  and 
sessions  *  *  *  set  to  work  early  and  systematically  and  use 
their  utmost  endeavors  throughout  the  whole  year." 

2.  That  as  an  aid  in  this  direction  the  Synod  would  urge  the 
ministers  and  elders  to  make  the  most  zealous  efforts  to  secure 
an  extensive  circulation  among  the  people  of  our  church  maga- 
zine, "The  Assembly  Herald,"  also  of  those  most  excellent 
and  helpful  publications  ot  the  Woman's  Boards,  "Woman's 
Work  for  Woman,"  "  Home  Mission  Monthly  "  and  "  Over  Sea 
and  Land,"  and  that  they  would  distribute  freely  through 
the  churches  the  instructive  and  stimulating  leaflets  furnished 
gratuitously,  on  request,  by  each  of  our  Boards. 

3  The  Synod  realizes  the  utter  futility  of  all  its  counsels 
unless  they  be  cordially  accepted  by  the  leaders  and  overseers 
of  the  people  It  therefore  solicits  a  cheerful  co-operation,  and 
calls  the  brethren  to  the  exercise  of  faith  and  prayer  and  a 
loyal  endeavor  fully  to  meet  the  Assembly's  summons. 

The  report  of  the  Permanent  Committee  on  Histor-  Historical 
ical    Materials   and    the   Joint    Committee    on    raising     °"'"""^"'- 
funds  for  the  erection   of  the  Presbyterian  Historical 
Monument  was  presented  by  Rev.  Allen  H.  Brown.     It 
was  received  and  its  recommendations  were  adopted  as 
follows: 

I.  That  the  Joint  Committee  of  twenty-one  be  discharged  and 
that  the  Permanent  Committee  on  Historical  Materials,  one 
from  each  Presbytery,  be  continued  as  heretofore. 

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2.  That  the  care  of  the  Historical  Monument  be  committed  to 
the  Trustees  of  the  Synod,  who  hold  the  title  to  the  site  on 
which  it  stands. 

3.  In  view  of  the  necessity  of  securing  a  fund  for  the  per- 
petual preservation  of  the  Presbyterian  Historical  Monument 
erected  by  the  Synod  of  New  Jerse}-  in  the  Old  Scots  Burial- 
ground,  within  the  bounds  of  the  Presbytery  of  Monmouth,  be  it 

Resolved  That  Synod  during  the  present  fiscal  year  raise  the 
sum  of  $1,000,  this  money  to  be  placed  in  the  hands  of  the 
Trustees  of  Synod,  and  by  them  invested,  the  interest  therefrom 
to  be  used  for  the  preservation  of  the  monument  and  the  care 
of  the  grounds,  or  such  other  purposes  as  the  Synod  maj'  direct. 
To  facilitate  the  securing  of  this  fund  be  it  further 
Resolved,  That  the  sum  be  apportioned  to  the  various  Pres- 
byteries in  the  following  ratio,  the  Presbyteries  being  requested 
to  raise  these  suras,  employing  in  so  doing  such  methods  as 
may  seem  to  them  wise  :  Elizabeth,  $135  ;  Monmouth,  $135  ; 
Morris  and  Orange,  $135;  West  Jersey,  $125;  Newark,  $135; 
Jer.sey  City,  ^100;  New  Brunswick,  $135  ;  Newton,  ^roo  ;  trans- 
mitting the  money,  when  raised,  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  Trustees 
of  Synod,  Rev.  Allen  H.  Brown,  and  that  the  Stated  Clerk  of 
Synod  be  requested  to  notify  the  Stated  Clerks  of  the  various 
Presbyteries  of  this  action. 

4.  That  a  concise  history  of  the  monument  already  prepared 
by  the  Rev.  Hugh  B.  MacCauley  a  member  of  the  Committee, 
be  printed  in  the  Appendix  to  the  Minutes  of  Synod 

5 .  Resolved,  That  the  Trustees  of  Synod  be  hereby  authorized 
to  make  arrangements  for  the  satisfactor}^  disposal  and  location 
of  the  John  Boyd  tombstone  in  the  fire-proof  room  of  the  Pres- 
byterian Historical  Society,  at  Philadelphia,  with  the  distinct 
understanding  that  in  so  disposing  of  the  stone  it  be  considered 
as  a  loan,  and  that  it  shall  remain  under  the  control  of  the 
Synod  of  New  Jersey. 

Thanks.  'Xhe  following  resolution  was  nnaninioiisly  adopted  : 

Resolved,  That  the  Synod  extends  its  hearty  thanks  to  the 
Joint  Committee  on  raising  funds  for  the  erection  of  an  Histori- 
cal Monument  in  the  Old  Scots  Burial-ground,  and  in  particular 
to  the  Executive  Committee,  for  the  unremitting,  arduous  and 
often  perplexing  labors  which  have  now  resulted  in  the  erection 
of  the  noble  and  fitting  memorial  in  the  Old  Scots  ground. 

Bills  and  The  Committee  on  Bills  and  Overtnres  made  a  report 

Overtures.  ,  .  " 

recommending-   as   to   a    ^Memorial    of   Rev.    Wm.    X. 
Richie,  D.D.,  first,  that  in  so  far  as  the  paper  relates  to  the 


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method  of  administration  of  Synodical  Home  Missions 
in  the  Presbytery  of  Monmouth,  it  be  referred  to  the 
Permanent  Committee  on  Synodical  Home  Missions  ;   Memorial,  Rev. 

.  -^  '     Wm.  N.  Richie 

and,  second,  that  in  reference  to  other  matters  referred   d.d. 
to  in  the  Memorial,  no  action  be  taken,  inasmuch  as 
no  formal  appeal  or  complaint  has  been  filed. 

The  report  was  received  and  its  recommendations 
were  adopted. 

The  Committee  on  Judicial  Business  reported  that  Judicial 

Commission. 

the  complaint  of  James  Moore  against  the  Presbytery  james  Moore, 
of  Jersey  City  has  been  duly  filed  in  proper  form,  and 
recommended  that  it  be  found  in  order,  and  that  it  be 
referred  to  a  Judicial  Commission  for  trial.     The  report 
was  received  and  its  recommendations  were  adopted. 

The  following  were  appointed  as  members  of  the 
Commission  : 

i^/z«75/^ri —Alexander  H.  Young,  D.D.,  Samuel  Parry,  Wil- 
liam H.  Woolverton,  Isaac  H.  Condit,  James  W.  Rogan,  D.D., 
John  F.  Patterson,  D.D  ,  E.  Clarke  Cline. 

Elders— ]os^i^\i  Cross,  Joseph  A.  Halleck,  D.  J.  Rosston, 
David  R.  Hull,  George  S.  Harding. 

Rev.  Edward  C.  Ray,  D.D.,  addressed  the  S>'nod  on  Address, 
behalf  of  the  Board  of  Aid  for  Colleges  and  Acade- 
mies. 

The  Committee  on  Bills  and  Overtures  reported,  Appeal  and 
recommending  that  an  appeal  and  likewise  a  complaint 
of  Rev.  Wm.  N.  Richie,  D.D.,  against  the  Presbytery  of 
Monmouth  be  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Judicial 
Business.  The  report  was  received  and  its  recommen- 
dation was  adopted. 

The    Committee   on    Sabbath   Observance  made  its  Sabbath 
report,  which  was  received   and  its  recommendations 
were  adopted  as  follows  :  ' 

I.  That  this  Synod  reaffirms  its  belief  in  the  perpetual  obli- 
gation of  God's  command  to  keep  holy  the  Sabbath  day. 


Minutes  of  the  Svnod  of  New  Jersey. 


Oct., 


2.  That  we  appeal  to  all  who  have  authority  in  our  schools, 
colleges  and  other  seminaries  of  learning  to  secure  it,  as  far  as 
possible,  that  all  secular  studies  be  laid  aside  on  the  Lord's  day 

3.  That  we  affectionately  entreat  all  members  of  our  churches 
and  young  people's  societies  and  Sabbath-schools  to  join  with 
whole  heart  in  the  warfare  for  right  Sabbath  observance ;  to 
use  their  influence  in  all  possible  ways,  that  others  give  the 
time  to  noblest  ends,  to  worship  and  growth  of  soul  and  exalta- 
tion of  Jesus'  name. 

4.  That  we  respectfully  ask  all  employers  in  our  State  to  con- 
sider the  wisdom  of  giving  their  employees  a  half-holiday  on 
the  Saturdays  of  the  year,  for  the  sake  of  the  Sabbath  as  a 
spiritual  day. 

5.  That  we  approve  heartily  the  work  of  the  American  Sab- 
bath Union  and  bespeak  for  it  the  sympathy  and  co  operation 
of  our  people. 

6.  That  we  endorse  the  resolution  of  the  General  Assembly 
requesting  our  pastors  to  preach  a  sermon  on  the  Sabbath  on 
some  Sabbath  in  April,  and  if  the  waj^  be  clear,  to  make  an 
oifering  for  the  American  Sabbath  Union. 

7.  That  we  congratulate  the  brethren  of  Atlantic  City  in  view 
of  the  excellent  work  accomplished  within  the  past  year  and 
commend  their  courage  and  wisdom  as  worthy  of  all  praise  and 
imitation. 


Foreign 
Populations. 


The  report  of  the  Committee  on  Work  among  Foreign 
Populations  was  presented  by  Rev.  Albert  Erdman, 
D.D.,  and  was  accepted.  In  connection  with  the  report 
Rev.  George  C.  Seibert,  D.D.,  addressed  the  Synod  in 
the  interest  of  Bloomfield  Theolog-ical  Seminary. 


Synod  took  recess,  after  prayer  and  the  benediction, 
until  7:30  P.  M. 


Wednesday,  7:30  o'clock  P.  M. 
Svnod  met  and  resumed  business. 


Judicial 
Business. 


The  Committee  on  Judicial  Business  presented  a 
report  tipon  certain  papers  referred  to  it.  The  report 
was  accepted  and  its  recommendations  adopted  as  fol- 
lows : 


I  goo. 


Minutes  of  the  Synod  op  New  Jersey, 


1.  That  a  petition  of  sundry  members  of  the  church  of  Point 
Pleasant,  in  the  Presbytery  of  Monmouth,  in  the  matter  of  a 
memorial  of  the  Rev.  William  N.  Richie,  D.D.,  be  referred  to  the 
Committee  on  Synodical  Home  Missions,  to  whom  the  memo- 
rial has  already  been  referred. 

2.  That  an  appeal  of  the  Rev.  William  N.  Richie,  D.D.,  against 
the  Presbytery  of  Monmouth  be  dismissed,  for  the  reason  that 
there  was  no  judicial  decision  of  the  Presbytery  from  which  an 
appeal  could  be  taken. 

3.  That  a  complaint  of  the  Rev.  William  N.  Richie,  D.D., 
against  the  Presbytery  of  Monmouth  be  found  in  order  and 
that  a  Judicial  Commission  be  appointed  to  try  the  ca.se. 

The  Moderator  announced  the  following  as  members 
of  the  Judicial  Commission  called  for  by  the  report, 
viz.  : 


Rev.  Wm   N. 
Richie,  D.D. 


Ministers — I.  Alstyne  Blauvelt,  D.D  ,  James  H.  Owens,  George 
Buckle,  Julius  H.  Wolff,  Amzi  L.  Armstrong,  Henry  S.  Butler, 
D.D.,  Henry  Reeves,  D.D. 

Elders — ^James  B.  Carpenter,  John  L.  Brown,  E.  T.  Ross, 
Uriel  B.  Titus,  John  S   Stone. 

After   devotional    exercises   the    Synod    listened    to  Addresses, 
addresses    upon    Foreign    Missions    by  Rev.    Wm.    R. 
Richards,  D.D.,  and  Rev.  George  Cornwell. 

The  report  of  the  Permanent  Committee  on  Sabbath  sabbath-schooi 

Work 

School  Work  was  presented  by  Rev.  Henry  C.  Cronm. 
It  was  received,  and  the  consideration  of  its  recom- 
mendations was  placed  upon  the  docket  as  the  fifth 
order  of  the  day  for  to-morrow  morning. 

In  connection  with  the  report  Synod  was  addressed 
by  Rev.  James  A.  Worden,  D.D.,  Superintendent  of 
Sabbath-School  Work. 

Synod  also  listened  to  an  illustrated  address  upon 
Home  Missions  by  Rev.  D.  E.  Finks. 

Synod  then  adjourned,  with  prayer,  to  meet  to-mor- 
row morning  at  9:00  o'clock. 


Minutes  of  the  Svxod  of  New  Jersey. 


Oct., 


Judicial 
Commission. 


James  Moore. 


Judicial 
Commission. 


Rev.  Wm.  N. 
Richie,  D.D. 


Trustees. 


Thursday,  October  i8th,  9:00  A.M. 
The  Synod  met,  and,  after  prayer,  resnmed  business. 

The  minutes  of  yesterday's  sessions  were  read  and 
approved. 

The  Judicial  Commission  appointed  to  try  the  judi- 
cial ca.se,  James  Moore  against  the  Presbytery  of  Jersey 
City,  reported  as  follows,  and  the  report  was  accepted  : 

The  Judicial  Commission  appointed  to  tr\-  the  following 
judicial  case,  viz.,  James  Moore,  complainant,  and  the  Presby- 
tery of  Jersey  City,  respondent,  beg  leave  to  report  that  the 
complaint  was  not  sustained  and  that  the  accompanying  docu- 
ment is  a  full  minute  of  the  Commission's  proceedings. 

Alexander  H.  Youxg, 

Chairman. 

The  Moderator,  or,  in  his  absence,  the  Stated  Clerk, 
was  authorized  to  appoint  a  Committee  to  defend  this 
action  in  the  event  of  the  case  being  carried  by  appeal 
or  complaint  to  the  General  Assembly. 

The  Judicial  Commission  appointed  to  try  the  com- 
plaint of  Rev.  William  N.  Richie,  D.D.,  against  the 
Presbytery  of  Monmouth  reported  as  follows,  and  the 
report  was  accepted  : 

The  Judicial  Commission  appointed  b}'  the  Synod  of  New 
Jersej^  to  whom  was  referred  the  complaint  of  the  Rev.  William 
N.  Richie,  D.D.,  against  the  action  of  the  Presbytery  of  Mon- 
mouth on  the  memorial  of  the  complainant,  would  respectfullj- 
report. 

The  case,  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  the  Book  of 
Discipline,  was  entertained,  both  parties  were  heard  and  judg- 
ment was  rendered  as  follows  : 

The  complaint  against  the  action  of  the  Presbj'ter}-  of  Mon- 
mouth is  not  sustained. 

I.  AlstynE  BlauveLT    Chairman. 
Julius  H.  Wolff,  Clerk. 

Rev.  Hugh  Smythe  having  resigned  as  a  Trustee  of 
Synod,  the  Stated  Clerk  was  directed,  by  a  unanimous 


igoo.  Minutes  of  the  Synod  of  New  Jersey.  23 

vote,  to  cast  the  ballot  of  the  Synod  for  Rev.  Stanley 
White.  The  ballot  was  so  cast,  and  Rev.  Stanley 
White  was  elected  a  Trustee. 

Rev.   Edward  B.  Hodge,   D.D.,  addressed  Synod  on  Education, 
behalf  of  the  Board  of  Education. 

The  following  resolution,  offered  by  Rev.  George 
Swain,  D.D.,  was  adopted  : 

Resolved,  That  Synod  reaffirms  its  confidence  in  the  aims  and 
management  of  the  Board  of  Education,  and  pledges  itself  to 
increased  praj'er  and  effort  in  its  behalf. 

The  Synod,  by  a  rising  vote,  expressed  its  sympathy 
with  Dr.  Hodge  in  his  sorrow  on  account  of  the 
reported  death  of  his  son  by  the  hands  of  the  Boxers 
in  China. 

In  the  absence  of  Rev.  Hubert  W.  Brown  the  Synod  Temperance, 
passed  to  the  next  order  of  the  day,  and  the  report  of 
the  Permanent  Committee  on  Temperance  was  pre- 
sented by  Rev.  J.  DeHart  Bruen.  It  was  accepted,  and 
the  following  resolution  as  to  the  report  \^as  adopted, 
viz.  : 

That  the  report  be  recommitted  with  instructions  to  the  Com- 
mittee to  report  later  to  this  body,  with  the  omission  of  all 
reference  to  the  Government  or  the  canteen. 

The    Committee    on    Bills   and    Overtures   made    a  Biiisand 
report,  which  was  accepted  and  its  recommendations 
adopted,  as  follows : 

1.  As  to  an  overture  from  the  Presbytery  of  Monmouth,  ask- 
ing for  the  appointment  of  a  Permanent  Committee  on  ' '  Ap- 
plied Christianity ' '  to  co-operate  with  other  churches  in  all 
proper  measures  of  reform,  the  Committee  recommend  the 
appointment  of  such  Committee,  consisting  of  three  ministers 
and  two  elders. 

2.  That  a  communication  of  Rev.  Wm.  H.  Roberts,  Stated 
Clerk  of  the  General  Assembly,  be  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  the  Minutes  of  General  Assembly. 

3.  That  a  letter  from  the  Woman's  Temperance  Association 
of  Penns5dvania  be  referred  to  Synod's  Committee  on  Temper- 
ance. 


24 


Minutes  of  the  Synod  of  New  Jersey. 


Oct., 


Woman's 
Work. 


4.  That  in  respect  to  the  Annual  Report  of  Woman's 'Work 
for  Home  Missions  in  the  Synod  of  New  Jersey,  and  the  Report 
of  the  Twenty-third  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Woman's  Synod- 
ical  Society  for  Foreign  Missions,  the  Committee  recommend 
the  adoption  of  the  following  minute  : 

(i.)  That,  on  review  of  the  reports,  the  Synod  of  New  Jersey 
congratulates  the  women  of  the  Home  and  Foreign  Missionary 
Societies  on  the  zeal  with  which  they  have  prosecuted  their 
important  work  and  the  great  success  that  has  crowned  their 
efforts  ;  and  prays  that  the  rich  blessing  of  the  Great  Head  of 
the  Church  may  ever  rest  upon  these  societies. 

(2.)  That  the  Annual  Report  of  the  Woman's  Synodical 
Society  for  Foreign  Missions  be  referred  to  the  Committee  on 
Foreign  Missions. 

(3.)  That  these  reports  be  placed  in  the  hands  of  the  Stated 
Clerk,  with  authority  to  print  one  hundred  copies  each  for  the 
use  of  these  societies. 


Finance. 


The  Finance  Committee  presented  its  report,  whicli 
was  accepted,  and  its  recommendation  was  adopted,  as 
follows : 


Young  People's 

Societies. 


The  Finance  Committee  respectfully  report  that  they  have 
carefully  examined  the  accounts  of  the  Treasurer  of  Synod,  of 
the  Historical  Monument  Fund  and  of  the  Trustees  of  Synod  ; 
that  they  have  compared  the  payments  with  the  vouchers,  and 
have  found  all  correct.  The  Committee  recommend  that  the 
apportionments  of  the  Presbyteries  for  Synodical  expenses  be 
the  same  as  last  year,  viz. : 

Presbytery  of  Elizabeth,      S60  00 


Jersey  City 

Monmouth,  .... 
Morris  and  Orange, 

Newark, 

New  Brunswick,     . 

Newton 

West  Jersey,     .    .    . 


50  00 
45  00 
60  00 
60  00 
60  00 

45  00 
CO  00 


The  report  of  the  Permanent  Committee  on  Young 
People's  Societies  was  presented  by  Rev.  Hugh  B.  Mac- 
Cauley.  It  was  accepted  and  its  recommendations  were 
adopted,  as  follows : 

I  That  we  remind  our  Sessions  that  there  are  man}'  appeals 
being  made  to  our  societies  that  are  likely  to  draw  away  their 


igoo.  Minutes  of  the  Synod  of  New  Jersey.  25 

attention  from  their  own  church,  and  many  influences  operating 
to  undermine  their  consecration,  and  we  urge  our  Sessions  to 
get  into  closest  touch  with  their  young  people,  in  order  to  guide 
and  help  them  on  to  the  best  things. 

2.  That  we  commend  our  Young  People's  Societies  for  the 
good  works  which  they  are  doing,  and  remind  them  that  as 
young  Presbyterians  God  has  given  to  them  great  privileges 
and  duties,  and  we  call  upon  them  to  come  up  heartily  and 
fully  to  the  help  of  the  Lord  against  the  mighty,  and  to  make 
sure  that  their  own  church  shall  lack  nothing  which  they  can 
supply. 

3.  That  while  we  commend  to  their  attention  and  support  all 
the  Boards  of  our  Church,  we  would  emphasize  the  needs  of 
Synodical  Home  Missions,  and  suggest  that  each  Society  be 
requested,  subject  to  the  advice  of  Session,  to  make  a  Thanks- 
giving offering  of  at  least  three  dollars  for  this  work. 

The  Moderator  announced  the  membership  of  the  Applied 

I-    ,,  Christianity. 

Committee  on  Applied  Christianity,  as  follows  : 

Ministers— ^Qv .  John  Dixon,  D.D.,  Rev.  David  R.  Frazer, 
D.D  ,  Rev.  Stanley  White. 

Elders — E.  D.  Shepherd,  Horace  Churchman. 

Synod  engaged  in  devotional  exercises  for  half  an 
hour,  led  by  Rev.  Charles  Herr,  D.D.,  and  immediately 
thereafter  took  recess  until  2:30  o'clock  P.M. 


ThuRvSday,  2:30  P.  M. 
Synod  met,  and,  after  prayer,  proceeded  to  business. 

Rev.  John  M.  Thomas  read  the  report  of  the  Com-  Narrative, 
mittee  on  Narrative,  and  the  report  was  approved. 

Rev.  Lyman  W.  Allen,  D.D.,  addressed  the  Synod  on  Address, 
behalf  of  the  Board  of  Home  Missions. 

The  Permanent  Committee  on  Temperance,  to  which  Temperano 
its  former  report  was  recommitted,  made  a  report  which 
was  accepted  and  approved,  and  its  recommendations 
were  adopted,  as  follows  : 


26  Minutes  of  the  Synod  of  New  Jersey.  Oct., 

1.  That  we  urge  upon  both  ministers  and  churches  the 
renewed  and  careful  study  of  this  subject ;  and  we  especiallj' 
request  their  examination  of  the  work,  resources  and  possibili- 
ties of  the  Assembly's  Committee  on  Temperance. 

2.  That  we  call  attention  to  the  observance  of  Temperance 
Day,  October  28th,  as  recommended  by  the  AssembU-,  for 
which  its  Committee  has  prepared  an  excellent  order  of  service. 

3.  That  while  we  rejoice  in  the  exclusion  of  liquors  from  the 
navy,  we  urge  upon  Congress  the  passage  of  such  laws  as  will 
banish  intoxicants  from  the  arm}'. 

4.  That  we  protest  against  the  introduction  of  American  and 
other  liquors  and  the  American  saloon  sj-stem  into  the  territor}' 
recently  acquired  by  the  United  States,  and  we  express  the  hope 
that  in  the  final  organization  of  the  new  governments  these 
evils  maj'  be  excluded. 

Sabbath-school         T\\Q:  Consideration  of  the  resolutions  recommended 

Work. 

by  the  Committee  on  Sabbath-School  Work  was  now 
taken  up  and  the  recommendations  were  adopted,  as 
follows : 

1.  That  Synod  reaflBrms  its  recommendation  of  the  Twentieth 
Century  Movement  during  this,  its  closing  year,  and  urges  its 
Sunday-schools  to  make  special  and  continuous  effort  to  gather 
in  the  more  than  fifty  per  cent,  of  the  children  of  school  age  in 
the  State  of  New  Jersey  who  are  yet  outside  of  the  Sunday- 
school,  in  order  that  the  desired  result  may  be  reached,  of 
gathering  into  our  Presb5'terian  Sunday-schools  five  hundred 
thousand  new  scholars  by  April  ist,  1901. 

2.  That  we  recommend  the  observance  of  Children's  Day,  the 
second  Sabbath  of  June,  and  Rallying  Day,  the  last  Sabbath  of 
September  ;  and  that  liberal  offerings  be  made  on  these  daj'S 
for  the  mission  work  of  our  Board  of  Publication  and  Sabbath- 
school  Work. 

3.  That  in  view  of  the  increased  interest  in  the  study  of  the 
Westminster  Shorter  Catechism,  as  evidenced  by  the  fact  that 
during  the  past  year  the  Board  awarded  a  prize  of  a  Teachers' 
Bible  to  1,790  scholars  of  our  Sundaj'-schools,  under  eighteen 
years  of  age,  who  have  been  certified  to  the  department  as 
having  correctlj'  recited  the  entire  Shorter  Catechism,  we 
recommend  to  Church  Sessions  Sundaj'-school  Superintendents 
and  parents  the  great  importance  of  teaching  the  Shorter  Cate- 
chism to  the  children  of  the  church. 

4.  That  our  Committee  on  Sabbath-school  Work  be  directed 
to  examine  the  annual  reports  and  other  official  publications  of 
the  New  Jersej-  Sunday-school  Association,  and  to  report  such 


igoo.  Minutes  of  the  Synod  of  New  Jersey,  27 

facts  concerning  its  aims,  methods  and  needs  as  the  said  Com- 
mittee deems  worthy  of  Sj-nod's  attention 

The  reading  of  the  Necrological  Report,  suspended  Necrology. 
yesterday,  was  continued,  and  at   its  close  the  report 
was  accepted.     The  Synod  was  led  in  pra}er  by  Rev. 
Henry  S.  Butler,  D.D. 

The  Committee  on  Svnodical  Home  Missions  made  '^^\'^'^^- 

.         .  Richie,  D.D. 

a  report  on  the  Memorial  of  Rev.  William  N.  Richie, 
D.D.,  which  was  accepted  and  its  recommendation 
adopted,  as  follows  : 

The  Permanent  Committee  on  Synodical  Home  Missions 
reports,  concerning  the  memorials  of  Rev.  William  N.  Richie 
and  of  certain  members  of  the  congregation  of  the  Point 
Pleasant  church,  referred  to  said  Committee,  that  neither  of 
said  memorials  contains  any  specific  charge  or  suggestion  of 
irregular  or  unwise  distribution  of  Synodical  Home  Mission 
funds  within  the  Presbytery  of  Monmouth ;  and  that  all  the 
statements  in  these  memorials  concerning  Synodical  Home 
Missions  relate  to  matters  which,  under  the  Plan  of  carrying 
on  our  Synodical  Home  Mission  work,  are  vested  absolutely  in 
the  Presbytery. 

We  therefore  recommend  that  no  action  by  this  Synod  con- 
cerning the  aforesaid  memorials,  so  far  as  they  relate  to 
Synodical  Home  Missions,  is  either  necessary  or  expedient. 


Records 
Approved 


The  records  of  the  Presbyteries  of  Corisco,  Eliza- 
beth, Jersey  City,  Morris  and  Orange,  Newark,  New 
Brunswick,  Newton,  West  Jersey,  were  approved. 

The  report  of  the  Committee  upon  the  Records  of  Monmouth. 
the  Presbytery  of  Monmouth  was  adopted  as  follows : 

The  Committee  on  the  Minutes  of  the  Presb5'ter3'  of  Mon- 
mouth recommend  the  approval  of  the  Minutes,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  the  record  on  page  326,  where  it  appears  that  censure 
was  pronounced  on  Rev.  William  N.  Richie,  D.D.,  in  his 
absence  and  prior  to  the  consideration  of  his  case  bj^  the 
Presbyter}-. 

It  was  resolved  to  continue  the  session  of  Synod 
until  the  business  be  finished. 


28 


Minutes  of  the  Synod  of  New  Jersey. 


Oct.. 


Minutes  General 
Assembly. 


Custodians. 


Nassau  Hall. 


The  Committee  on  the  Minutes  of  the  General 
Assembly  made  a  report,  which  was  accepted  and  is  as 
follows : 

The  Committee  on  the  Minutes  of  the  General  Assembly  of 
1900  respectfully  report  : 

First.  That,  with  a  single  exception  there  was  no  important 
action  of  the  General  Assembly  that  concerns  the  Synod  as  a 
Synod  We  would,  however,  call  the  attention  of  the  Presby- 
teries to  those  matters  which  have  been  referred  to  them  for 
their  careful  consideration. 

In  the  matter  of  the  appeal  and  complaint  of  the  Rev.  James 
G.  Mason,  D,D.,  against  the  Synod  of  New  Jersey,  for  approv- 
ing the  action  of  a  Presbytery  in  excusing  a  candidate  for  the 
ministry  from  the  Latin  exegesis  as  one  of  the  parts  of  trial  for 
licensure,  the  action  was  approved  and  the  appeal  was  dismissed. 

Second.  That,  with  regard  to  a  communication  from  the 
General  Assembly  concerning  the  religious  instruction  of 
youth  in  State  institutions,  the  Committee,  in  view  of  the  fact 
that  there  are  no  State  colleges  or  universities  within  the  bounds 
of  the  Synod,  and  that  the  students  of  the  agricultural  depart- 
ment of  Rutgers  College,  which  is  supported  by  the  State,  are 
thoroughly  provided  with  religious  instruction,  respectfullj' 
recommend  that  no  action  be  taken  by  the  Synod 

The  Report  of  the  Custodians  of  Historical  ]\Iaterials 
was  presented  and  ordered  printed  without  reading. 

The  Committee  on  the  erection  of  a  tablet  on  Nassau 
Hall,  Princeton,  made  a  verbal  report,  which  was 
accepted,  and  in  connection  therewith  the  following 
resolution  was  adopted,  viz.: 

Resolved,  That  the  Synod  has  heard  with  pleasure  the  report 
of  its  Committee  on  the  placing  of  an  historical  tablet  upon 
Nassau  Hall,  Princeton,  and  continues  the  Committee  with 
the  addition  of  the  Rev.  John  Dixon,  D.D.,  and  the  Rev.  David 
R.  Frazer,  D.D.,  with  the  hope  that  the  object  proposed  may 
be  speedily  accomplished. 

The  Committee  to  revise  the  list  of  the  Permanent 
Committees  made  its  report,  which  was  accepted  and  is 
as  follows.    .  (See  list  of  Committees  in  Appendix.) 

It  was  resolved  that  the  stati.stical  reports  be  printed 
without  reading. 


igoo.  Minutes  of  the  Synod  of  New  Jersey.  29 

Atlantic  City,  Olivet  Church,  was  chosen  as  the  place  Next  meeting, 
of  the  next  meeting  of  Synod. 

The  Treasurer  was  directed  to  pa)-  the  usual  bills 
and  salaries. 

The  following  resolution  of  thanks  was  unanimously  Thanks, 
adopted : 

The  Synod  of  New  Jersey,  appreciating  the  comfort  and  con- 
venience with  which  it  has  been  able  to  carry  forward  the  work 
of  this  session,  adopted  the  following  resolutions  : 

1.  That  we  extend  our  most  hearty  thanks  to  the  pastor  and 
officers  of  the  First  Church  for  the  use  of  this  building  and  to 
the  other  churches  of  this  city  which  have  contributed  to  the 
success  of  this  session. 

2.  That  we  thank  the  Presbyterian  and  other  friends,  of  the 
homes  and  hotels  of  this  city,  who  have  made  our  entertainment 
so  pleasant  and  inexpensive. 

3.  That  we  thank  the  pages  and  all  others  who  have  so  faith- 
fully attended  to  the  minor  wants  of  this  body  while  in  session. 
That  we  record  our  appreciation  of  the  good  services  of  the 
daily  newspapers,  which  have  so  generously  kept  our  work 
before  the  public.  We  would  specially  thank  the  Philadelphia 
"  Ledger  "  for  its  free  distribution  of  copies  of  to-day's  issue  to 
the  members  of  Synod. 

The  Permanent  Clerk  reported  that  there  had  been  Attendance. 
in  attendance  157  Ministers,  79  Ruling  Elders  and  6 
Corresponding  Members,  in  all  242. 

The  following  have  been  excused  for  absence  : 

FROM   THE   PRESENT  MEETING. 

Elizabeth — Minister  Ezra  F.  Mundy. 

Monmouth — Ministers  Chas.  H.  McClellan,  D.D.,  Horace  G. 
Hinsdale,  D.D.,  Charles  Everett,  D.D.,  John  H.  Bradley,  D  D., 
Thaddeus  Wilson,  D.D.,  and  Elder  Hugh  B   Ely. 

Morris  and  O^aw^^— Ministers  John  H.  Scofield,  William  Hol- 
linshed.  Baker  Smith,  D.D. 

Newark — Ministers  Albert  Edwin  Keigwin,  H.  C.  Vander- 
beck,  George  L.  Curtis. 

Ne-du  Brunswick — Ministers  John  Dixon,  D.D.,  Benjamin  H. 
Everitt,  Joseph  H.  Dulles. 

West  Jersey — Minister  George  L.  Smith. 


30  Minutes  of  the  Synod  of  New  Jersey.  (M., 

after  wednesday  morning. 
Elizabeth — Minister  John  E    Stuchell. 

AFTER  WEDNESDAY   AFTERNOON. 

Elizabeth — Elder  Edward  P.  Tenney. 

Jersey  City — Minister  Philo  F.  Leavens,  D.D. 

Monmouth — Ministers  Ernest  F.  Hall,  Herman  C.  Fox,  D.D., 
Elders  Charles  E.  Hall.  M.D.,  S.  H.  Ingraham 

Morris  and  Orange — Minister  George  L   Richmond. 

New  Brunswick — Minister  Samuel  McLanahan,  Elder  James 
Wilkie. 

Newton — Minister  James  B.  Umberger,  D.D. 

West  Jersey— '^Wvi.Kst^xs  Arthur  W.  Spooner,  D.D.,  George  W. 
Tomson,  Elder  J.  S.  Jessup. 

AFTER    WEDNESDAY    EVENING. 

Elizabeth — Ministers  William  R.  Richards,  D.D.,  John  A. 
Liggett,  D.D.,  Elder  J.  W.  Bingener. 

7>/(9«W(77<M— Minister  Frederick  E.  Stockwell,  Elder  J.  K. 
Chamberlain. 

New  Brtmswick — Minister  James  B.  Clark. 

Newton — Minister  William  Thomson. 

West  Jersey— 'EX^^^  P.  Kennedy  Reeves. 

AFTER  THURSDAY  MORNING. 

Elizabeth — Ministers  George  Buckle,  Henry  E.  Mott,  D.D., 
Samuel  J.  Rowland,  L  Alstyne  Blauvelt,  D.D.,  C.  B.  Condit. 
Elders  Joseph  Cross,  Adrian  L3'on,  Ira  B.  Bull,  Theron  B. 
Clark,  Joseph  H.  Exton. 

Jersey  OVjk— Ministers  Geo.  R.  Garretson,  C.  Rudolph  Kuebler, 
Charles  Herr,  D.D..  Franklin  E.  Miller,  D.D.,  Henry  C.  Cronin, 
Elder  Garrett  De  Mott 

./>/c«woM/f/i  — Elders  John  H.  Pratt,  Julius  Foster. 

Morris  and  Orange— 'M\Vi\s,\.&rs  Theo.  F.  Chambers,  Wm.  H. 
Woolverton,  Elder  E.  J.  Ross. 

iWz£/ar-^— Ministers  Sartell  Prentice,  David  R.  Frazer,  D.D.. 
lidwin  Fairley,  Elders  W.  S.  Hartshorne,  R.  R.  Beam. 

Neiv  Brunswick— '^W.nxsX.&x^  '^■A.xw&s  W.  Rogan,  DD.,John  B. 
Kugler.  Thomas  S.  Long,  J.  Hendrick  de  Vries,  James  W.  Van 
Dyke,  Joseph  Howell,  Elders  L.  Freund,  Wm.  M.  Lanning, 
George  H.  Mount,  E.  C.  Sharp. 

Newton -E\^&r  David  R.  Hull. 

West  Jersey— 1sI\vl\s\.^xs  Wm.  J.  Bridges,  Heber  H.  Beadle, 
Wm.  H.  Fishburn,  D.D.,  Elder  R.  M.  Stevenson. 


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DURING  THURSDAY  AFTERNOON. 

Elizabeth -Vi\r\\sX^xs  Aimer  W.  Karnell,  Eben  B.  Cobb,  D.D., 
Albert  E.  Wirth,  Jacob  A.  Frey,  Elder  J.  C.  Waters. 

yifr^^j)/ OYj/— Ministers  Jas.  H.  Owens  Samuel  R  McClements. 

TJ/owwom/A  — Ministers  Henry  R.  Hall,  Jos.  E.  Curry,  Jos.  L. 
Ewing,  Albert  G.  Bale,  Alfred  H.  Dashiell,  D.D.,  Edward  B. 
Hodge,  D.D.,  S.  C.  Dickson,  William  Moore.  George  Swain, 
D.D..  H.  K.  Fulton,  Jas.  A.  Matheson,  Frank  R.  Symmes, 
Harry  W.  Haring   Elders  J.  G.  Breese,  William  H.  Reid. 

Morris  and  Ora«^<?— Ministers  Stanley  White,  John  F.  Patter- 
son, D  D.,  Asa  Wynkoop,  John  M.  Thomas. 

Newark — Ministers  John  Hutchison,  Julius  H.  Wolff,  Lyman 
W.  Allen,  D.D.,  W.  B.  Greenway. 

New  Brunswick — Ministers    Samuel    M.    Studdiford,    D.D. 
Henry  C.  Cameron,  D.D.,  Lewis  W.   Mudge,  D.D.,  D.  Ruby 
Warne,   Daniel  R.    Foster,  John   T.   Duffield,    D.D.,  Titus  E. 
Davis,  Samuel  H.  Potter,  Albert  Reid,  Elders  Frank  L.  Jane- 
way,  George  S.  Harding,  Cornelius  Shepherd,  M.D. 

Newton — Ministers  J.  Edward  Grant,  John  C.  Clyde,  D.D., 
J.  DeHart  Bruen,  Elder  J.  B.  Brookfield. 

West  Jersey— yiinxstoxs  Henry  Reeves,  D.D.,  Robert  A.  Elwood, 
Samuel  W.  Steckel,  R.  Hilliard  Gage,  William  V.  Louderbaugh, 
Frederic  R.  Brace,  D.D.  Geo.  L.  Van  Alen,  Elder  Phcebus  W. 
Lyon. 

The  roll  was  called  and  the  following  members  were 
found  absent  without  excuse  : 

Elizabeth — Minister  Geo.  F.  Greene,  Elders  G.  L.  Headley, 
Augustus  S  Crane,  L.  N.  Lovell,  B.  B.  Vail,  Marcus  A.  Brown. 

Jersey  OVj/— Minister  Henry  T.  B^atty,  Ph.D 

Monmouth — Ministers  Wm.  N. 'Richie,  D.D.,  Jas  H.  Dunham, 
Josiah  H.  Crawford,  S.  H.  Thompson,  LL.D.,  Elders  Paul  J. 
Styer,  Wm.  V.  Simpson,  A.  T.  Doremus. 

Morris  and  Orange — Minister  Edward  P.  Gardner,  Elders 
John  L.  Brown,  John  M.  Crane,  Edward  H.  Williams,  S.  E. 
Young 

Newark — Ministers  J.  Garland  Hamner,  Jos.  F.  Folsom, 
Elders  M.  Pier,  J.  M.  Cobb. 

New  Brunswick — Ministers  C.  S.  Strong,  Wm.  D.  Robeson, 
Wm.  Allen,  Jr.,  Maitland  V.  Bartlett,  Elders  I.  S  Lowe,  Benj. 
P.  Field,  Geo  E.  Snedeker,  John  E.  Burd,  Walter  B.  Harris, 
Uriel  B.  Titus. 

Newton — Elders  John  H.  Young,  John  S.  Stone. 


32  Minutes  of  the  Synod  of  New  Jersey.  Od. 

West  Jersey — Ministers  J.  Bailie  Adams  John  L.  Landis,  John 
E.  Peters,  Sc.D.,  J.  H.  O'Brien,  John  K  Kilbourn,  Albert  K. 
Staiger  Isaac  H.  Condit  Walter  Everett  Smith,  Frank  S.  Bren- 
neman,  Elders  James  Watson,  H.  I.  Budd,  D.  J.  Rosston,  I. 
E.  Iszard,  Thomas  W.  Synott. 

The  minutes  of  to-day's  sessions  were  read  and  the 
record  was  approved. 

Synod  adjourned  to  meet  on  the  third  Tuesday  of 
October,  1901,  in  Olivet  Church,  Atlantic  City. 

The  session  closed  with  the  benediction  b\-  tlie  Vice- 
Moderator. 

JOHN   T.  KERR, 

Rccordiiig  Clerk. 
WALTER  A.  BROOKS, 

Stated  Clerk. 


APPENDIX. 


I.-NARRATIVE  OF  THE  STATE  OF  RELIGION  IN  THE 
SYNOD  OF  NEW  JERSEY  FOR  THE  YEAR  ENDING 
OCTOBER     1 6th,     1900. 

There  are  328  Presbyterian  churches  in  the  State  of  New  Jersey 
and  452  ministers  The  number  of  communicants  is  68,278  The 
gain  the  past  year  has  been  7  churches  and  1,053  communicants. 
The  percentage  of  increase  in  membership  has  been  1.5%,  which  is 
slightly  above  the  gain  of  the  Presbyterian  churches  throughout 
the  United  States  last  year,  which  was  1.2%. 

The  accessions  on  confession  of  faith  were  2,951,  while  last  year 
they  were  2,472,  an  increase  of  479.  There  was  a  larger  number  of 
accessions  on  confession  of  faith  this  year  in  every  Presbytery  but 
Newton,  those  making  the  largest  gain  being  New  Brunswick  and 
Newark. 

A  comparison  of  benevolent  contributions  is  as  follows  : 

Missionary  and  benevolent  contributions  in  1899,  .    .    .     $468  387  00 
•'  '  "  "  1900,  .    .    .       405,203  00 

A  decrease  of  $63,184  oo 

A  comparison  of  congregational  expenses  results  differently  : 

Congregational  expenses,  1899, $903,324  00 

1900, 967,488  00 

An  increase  of $64,164  00 

The  increase  in  congregational  expenses  is  almost  exactlj'  equiva. 
lent  to  the  decrease  in  missionary  contributions.  We  gave  $63,000 
less  for  others  and  spent  $64,000  more  on  ourselves.  In  so  doing  we 
raised  the  proportion  of  money  for  church  support  to  money  for 
missionary  work  to  more  than  double.  Considerable  pride  is  mani- 
fested in  the  Presbyteries  that  contributions  have  been  received  in 
so  many  churches  for  all  the  Boards  of  the  church,  and  there  is 
boasting  of  the  absence  of  "  blanks  "  in  the  reports.  It  is  no  day 
of  pride  and  boasting  when  we  take  away  from  the  needy  that  we 
may  spend  it  upon  ourselves.  It  should  be  a  day  of  effort  to  make 
our  gifts  for  missions  in  better  proportion  to  the  money  for  our  own 
work. 

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34  Narrative.  Oct., 

A  statement  of  the  growth  of  the  churches  of  New  Jersey  during 
the  last  decade,  and  the  facts  of  the  relative  progress  of  the  Pres- 
byterian Church  in  the  last  ten  years  of  the  century,  ought  to  be 
interesting  and  instructive.  The  complete  government  census  of 
ten  years  ago  makes  possible  an  accurate  comparison.  The  facts  are 
as  in  the  following  table  : 

_  Communicants.  Communicants,  Per  cent,  of 

Churches.  „  , 

1890.  1900  Increase. 

Roman  Catholic,              ...  222,274  344,490  55 

Episcopal, 3«.io3  40,311  34 

Congregational, 4,912  6,534  33 

Baptist,            39,760  52,988  31 

Methodist,      82,955  96,755  17 

Presbyterian,            58,759  68,278  16 

Reformed, 24,057  26,880  12 

Those  figures  are  somewhat  disconcerting  to  those  who  love  the 
Presbj'terian  Church,  and  who  have  had  part  in  the  making  of  its 
history  the  last  ten  years.  Why  is  it  that  our  gain  is  but  16  %, 
while  that  of  the  Episcopal,  Congregational  and  Baptist  Churches 
is  about  twice  as  rapid?  What  shall  we  say  of  our  16  ^ — next  to 
the  lowest  of  the  churches  of  New  Jersey  in  rate  of  increase?  We 
are  the  fourth  S5'nod  of  our  Church  in  the  number  of  communicants, 
and  the  fourth  in  the  amount  of  money  we  spend.  We  have  a  his- 
tory of  which  things  are  said  continually.  We  had  exclusive  pos- 
session of  a  considerable  portion  of  the  State  at  one  time,  and  our 
churches  were  vigorous  and  honored,  when  we  generously  allowed 
entrance  to  certain  small  religious  bodies  which  are  now  overtaking 
us  fast.  We  have  the  advantage  of  a  large  Presbyterian  university, 
and  just  outside  are  two  strong  Presbyterian  cities,  one  fighting  on 
the  north,  the  other  sleeping  at  the  south.  Neither  our  clergy  nor 
our  people  are  lacking  in  ability  or  worth.  They  are  a  devout, 
earnest  body,  fearing  God  and  seeking  righteousness.  But  there  is 
the  16  %  increase:  and  there  is  the  Episcopal  34  %,  and  the  Con- 
gregational 33  % ,  and  the  Catholic  55  %  .  How  long  shall  there  be 
speech  of  the  strong  Presbyterianism  of  New  Jersey  ? 

This  is  an  account  of  the  state  of  religion,  and  our  business  is  to 
present  facts  and  not  theories.  If  the  Presbyterial  narratives  gave 
us  explanations  of  these  facts,  we  might  pass  them  on  to  you. 
They  inform  us  that  in  the  majority  of  the  churches  divine  services 
have  been  held  regularly,  and  that  in  most  of  them  the  Shorter 
Catechism  has  been  taught  faithfully  :  but  they  do  not  suggest  the 
cause  of  the  slowness  of  our  procedure. 

Shall  we  find  it,  not  in  argument  nor  debate,  not  in  saying  to  our 
brother,  "Raca,"  or,  "Thou  fool,"  but  alone  with  God,  each  heart 
knowing  its  own  folly,  its  own  sloth,    its  own  distance  from  the 


jgoo.  Narrative.  35 

Master?  Let  us  not  judge  one  another  an}'  more,  but  judge  this 
rather,  that  no  man  put  a  stumbling-block  in  his  brother's  way, 
and  that  every  man  present  himself  a  living  sacrifice. 

The  State  of  New  Jersey  is  one  of  the  best  mission  fields  in  the 
United  States.  There  is  a  large  population  of  foreign-born,  con- 
veniently gathered  in  cities.  Many  of  them  are  Protestants,  but  it 
requires  work  to  secure  their  afiSliation  with  English  churches. 
They  want  their  children  baptized  :  they  will  send  them  to  Sunday- 
school.  The  children  will  learn  English  and  be  in  English 
churches  or  in  none.  For  this  work  we  have  thousands  of  Chris- 
tian workers  coming  to  us  from  New  York  and  Philadelphia,  and 
the  villages  and  hamlets  of  the  country  are  drained  of  their  best 
blood  and  sent  to  us  for  our  use  in  this  evangelization.  We  haven't 
the  acres  of  Texas,  but  we  can  reach  more  susceptible  people  at  less 
cost  and  with  less  trouble  than  can  be  done  in  any  Home  Mis- 
sionary territory  of  the  United  States. 

But  we  shut  them  out  of  our  most  attractive  churches  by  the  cost 
of  attendance.  We  seek  for  those  who  can  help  us  and  not  for  those 
whom  we  can  help.  Our  joy  is  in  the  ninety  and  nine  just  persons 
— "nice  families" — who  need  no  repentance,  and  our  conscience- 
salve  in  the  missions  we  appoint  unto  the  poor.  But  there  is  Synod- 
ical  Home  Missions  ?  $1,775  to  Newark  !  Is  it  half  enough  to  run 
one  vigorous  church  ?  $2,600  to  Jersey  City,  wherein  is  also  Hobo- 
ken  !  We  come  to  Synod  and  clap  our  hands  over  some  |i8,ooo  for 
the  Lord's  work  among  the  million  and  three-quarters  of  the  souls 
of  New  Jersey  ! 

Narratives  have  been  received  from  the  eight  home  Presbyteries. 
The  several  Committees  have  done  their  work  faithfully  on  the 
basis  of  the  usual  narrative  blanks,  and  the  result  is  the  usual 
information  that  there  are  few  societies  of  men  and  a  great  many  of 
women,  and  that  the  temporalities  are  for  the  most  part  managed 
by  Boards  of  Trustees,  and  financial  obligations  are  faithfully  met. 
So  far  as  there  is  any  color  or  tone  to  these  documents  it  is  of  slight 
encouragement  for  a  slightly  better  year  than  last,  and  a  feeling 
that  a  vague  something  is  wanting.  There  is  need  of  spiritual 
awakening  in  the  churches  of  New  Jersey,  of  less  pride  and  more 
prayer,  of  deeper  consecration  and  more  thought  with  the  Master 
who  moulds  men  into  fellow.ship  with  His  sufferings  and  conformity 
with  His  death. 

JOHN  M.  THOMAS, 

C/iainnan. 


36  Necrologicai,  Rkport.  Oct., 


n-NECROLOGICAL    REPORT. 

Fourteen  members  of  the  Synod  have  entered  into  rest  the  past 
year,  as  follows  :  One  each  from  the  Presbyteries  of  Hlizabeth, 
Monmonth,  Morris  and  Orange,  Newton  and  West  Jersey,  and  three 
each  from  the  Presbj'teries  of  Jersey  City,  Newark  and  New  Bruns- 
wick. Ten  of  these  had  passed  the  limit  of  three  score  years  and 
ten,  and  five  that  of  four  score  years.  The  average  age  was  a  frac- 
tion over  seventy-four  jears. 

/. — Elizabeth. 
JOHN    CHAMBERS    RANKIN,    D.D., 

Was  born  in  Greensboro,  N.  C,  May  i8th,  1S16.  He  graduated 
from  the  famous  Chapel  Hill  Preparatory  School,  and  took  his  B. 
A.  degree  from  the  University  of  North  Carolina  in  1836.  He 
engaged  in  teaching  for  a  short  time,  after  which  he  entered  the 
Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  graduating  in  iiS39.  He  was 
ordained  sive  titulo  by  the  Presbj'tery  of  Orange,  July  iSth,  1839. 
One  year  later  he  sailed  as  a  missionary  to  India,  where  he  remained 
until  1848,  when,  on  account  of  impaired  health  he  was  forced  to 
return  home.  After  returning  from  India,  Dr.  Rankin  took  up  his 
residence  in  Elizabeth,  N.  J.,  and  for  six  months  supplied  the  pul- 
pit of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  during  the  absence  of  its  pastor. 
He  was  during  that  time  and  subsequently  for  three  years  employed 
as  an  agent  of  the  Presbyterian  Board  of  Foreign  Missions.  In 
1851  he  accepted  a  call  to  the  Presbyterian  Church,  Basking  Ridge, 
N.  J.  This  most  happy  and  successful  pastorate  continued  until 
July  29th,  1895.  His  mental  powers  remained  unimpaired  and  he 
continued  to  preach  as  opportunity  offered  until  his  last  brief  ill- 
ness.    He  passed  away  April  24th,  190O. 

Dr.  Rankin  was  possessed  of  fine  physique,  being  six  feet  three 
inches  in  height,  and  withal  well  proportioned.  His  presence  was 
dignified,  his  voice  strong  and  clear,  and  his  personality  winning. 
In  character  he  combined  firmness  and  sj^mpathy  and  charity.  He 
was  an  evangelical  and  scriptural  preacher  of  unusual  force  and 
earnestness.  He  was  a  good  pastor,  a  wise  and  faithful  presbyter. 
For  fifteen  years  he  was  Stated  Clerk  of  the  Presb3'tery  of  Elizabeth. 
He  was  of  the  strictest  school  of  Calvinists  in  theology,  but  pro- 
gressive and  alive  to  all  that  concerned  the  extension  of  the  King- 
dom. His  active  efforts  were  continually  put  forth  in  behalf  of 
Foreign  and  Home  Missions,  S3-stematic  beneficence,  evangelistic 
work  and  temperance.  He  was  twice  married.  His  first  wife  was 
Sarah  T.  Comfort,  daughter  of  Rev.  David  Comfort,  fifty  years 
pastor  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  Kingston,  N.  J.  Mrs.  Rankin 
broke  down  while  in   India,   and   never  afterwards   recovered    her 


/poo.  NecroIvOGicai.  Report.  37 

health.  She  died  in  1867.  Four  children  were  born  to  therii  in 
India,  Walter  L  ,  Sarah  T.,  Edward  P.,  and  John  C,  all  of  whom 
survive  him. 

In  1870  Dr.  Rankin  was  married  to  Mrs.  N.  C.  Scales,  who  sur- 
vives him.  In  1867  he  received  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinitj' 
from  the  College  of  New  Jersey.  He  was  the  author  of  a  book  called 
"The  Coming  of  the  Lord,"  and  an  occasional  contributor  to  the 
Princeton  Review. 

II.— Jersey  City'. 
VERNON    BOND    CARROLL 

Was  born  in  Baltimore,  Md,,  in  1846.  He  received  the  degree  of 
B.A.  from  Rutgers  College,  in  1868,  and  graduated  from  the  New 
Brunswick  Theological  Seminary  in  1871.  He  was  ordained  May 
25th,  1871,  by  the  Raritan  Classis.  From  1871  to  1873  he  was  pastor 
of  the  Reformed  Church,  Pottersville,  N.  J.  From  1873  to  1878  he 
supplied  the  Reformed  Church  Chapel,  7th  avenue  and  54th  street, 
New  York  City.  He  was  pastor  of  the  Reformed  Church,  Warwick, 
N.  Y.,  from  1878  to  1888.  In  1888  he  accepted  a  call  to  the  Presby- 
terian Church,  Tenafly,  N.  J.,  where  he  remained  until  June  2d,  1896. 
Subsequently  he  made  his  home  in  Ridgefield,  N.  J.,  and  for  a 
short  time  served  the  church  of  Amenia,  N.  Y.  Mr.  Carroll's  death 
occurred  December  21st,  1899,  the  result  of  a  railroad  accident. 

He  was  a  good  man,  faithful  in  all  his  ofiBces  as  a  preacher,  pastor 
and  presbyter.  He  was  an  eflBcient  member  of  the  Committee  on 
Synodical  Home  Missions. 

A  widow  and  four  children  survive  him. 


WILLIAM    E.    WESTERVELT 

Passed  away,  at  a  good  old  age,  March  loth,  1900,  in  Norwood, 
N.  J.  He  was  born  near  Paterson,  N.  J.,  January  17th,  1829,  the 
son  of  Peter  Abraham  and  Catherine  Jerolemon  Westervelt.  He 
studied  the  arts  privately,  and  spent  some  years  in  teaching  in 
Paterson,  N.  J.  He  entered  Princeton  Seminary  in  1854,  taking 
the  full  three  years'  course.  The  Presbytery  of  Passaic  licensed 
him  to  preach  the  gospel  April  22d,  1857.  He  was  ordained  by  the 
Presbytery  of  Newton,  April  15th,  1858,  being  at  the  same  time 
installed  pastor  of  the  church  at  Bloomsbury,  N.  J.  In  the  interval 
between  his  licensure  and  ordination  he  had  labored  as  a  home  mis- 
sionary in  Windham,  Conn.  His  pastoral  relation  was  dissolved 
July  2d,  1861,  and  he  became  stated  supply  of  the  First  Church, 
Burlington  Iowa,  until  April,  1864.  Moved  by  patriotic  impulse, 
he  entered  the  army  as  chaplain,  under  the  U.  S.  Christian  Com- 


38  Necrological  Report.  Ocl., 

mission.  After  the  war,  he  was  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian  Church, 
South  Aniboy,  N.  J.,  from  November  8th,  1865,  to  June  22d.  1870; 
of  the  church  at  New  Hamburg,  N.  Y.,  from  October  13th,  1870,  to 
October  19th,  1876  ;  .stated  supply  at  Millerton,  N.  Y  ,  from  April, 
1877,  to  April,  18S0.  During  the  year  18S0  he  worked  in  the  U.  S. 
Census  ofl^ce,  New  York  City.  For  one  year  he  .served  the  church 
at  Chesapeake,  Del.  His  next  charge  was  at  Roxborough,  Phila., 
from  November  30th,  1881,  to  October  5th,  1886.  He  was  stated 
supply  in  various  churches  in  Philadelphia,  from  1886  to  1889. 

He  then  became  pastor  of  the  church  at  Windham,  Mass.,  from 
December  23d,  1890,  to  April  21st,  1S96  In  1896  he  returned  to 
Philadelphia  and  became  assistant  pastor  of  the  Mariner's  Church, 
but  soon  after  accepted  a  call  to  become  stated  supply'  of  the  church 
at  Norwood,  N.  J.,  which  church  he  continued  to  serve  until  his 
death.  He  was  a  man  of  earnest  spirit  and  loved  to  preach  the 
gospel  of  Jesus  Christ. 

Mr.  We-stervelt  was  life  director  of  the  American  Bible  Society. 
At  the  time  of  his  death  he  was  Moderator  of  the  Presbyterj'  of 
Jersey  City.  One  who  knew  him  intimately,  writes  :  "He  was  a 
man  of  quiet  firmness,  orthodox,  devout,  faithful,  useful."  He 
wrought  for  forty-three  years  in  the  ministry. 

He  was  twice  married  :  (i)  August  26th,  1857,  in  Morristown,  N. 
J.,  to  Miss  Martha  Ann  Dayton,  who  died  November  18th,  1866  ;  (2) 
December  17th,  1867,  in  Princeton  N.  J.,  to  Miss  Emeline  Lane 
Jerolemon,  who  survives  him,  with  one  daughter  of  the  first  mar- 
riage 

ISAAC   PIERSON  STRYKER 

Died  September  2Sth,  1S99,  at  Devon,  Pa.,  aged  84  years.  He  was 
born  in  Orange,  New  Jersey,  in  the  year  1815.  He  was  educated  at 
Oneida  Institute,  N.  Y.  He  practiced  law  for  a  short  time,  but 
feeling  himself  called  to  the  holy  ministrj',  entered  Auburn  Semi- 
nary in  1837.  He  studied  for  two  years  in  Auburn,  and  one  year  in 
Yale  Seminary,  graduating  from  the  latter  iu  1840  He  was  ordained 
by  the  Presbytery  of  Steuben,  1843.  He  served  the  following 
churches:  Watkins,  N.  Y.,  1842  to  1846;  Vernon,  N.  Y.,  1847  to 
1852  ;  Hoboken,  N.  J  ,  1852  to  1855  ;  Urbana,  111.,  1856  to  1861  ;  New 
Milford,  Pa.,  1863  to  1864;  Montrose,  Pa.,  1864.  From  1864  to  1865 
he  served  as  chaplain  in  the  United  States  Army.  The  latter  3-ears 
of  his  life  were  quietly  passed  at  Perth  Amboy,  N.  J. 

///.  — 3Ion  mouth . 
FULLERTON    RECK    HARBAUGH, 

Son  of  Samuel  George  and  Catherine  Bentz  Harbaugh,  was  born 
April  22d,  1829,  in  Middletown,  Md.     His  preparatory  studies  were 


igoo.  Necrologicai.  Report.  39 

taken  at  Newark  Academy,  Delaware.  He  graduated  from  the 
College  of  New  Jersey  in  185 1.  While  in  college,  and  at  the  age  of 
twenty,  he  made  a  profession  of  his  faith  in  Christ.  The  same 
year  in  which  he  graduated  from  the  College  he  entered  the  Semi- 
nary in  Princeton,  where  he  studied  theology  two  years.  He  was 
licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  New  Brunswick,  April  27th,  1853, 
and  ordained  by  the  same  October  26th,  1853,  and  installed  pastor 
of  the  church  at  Red  Bank,  N.  J.  His  pastoral  relation  with  this 
church  was  dissolved  October  3d,  1854,  and  on  November  ist  fol- 
lowing he  was  installed  pastor  of  the  church  in  Burlington,  N.  J. 
The  pastorate  continued  until  September  28th,  185S.  His  subse- 
quent pa.storates  were  over  the  church  of  Hackettstown,  N.  J.,  from 
November  i6th,  1858,  to  October  ist,  i86r  ;  the  Sixth  Church, 
Philadelphia,  from  October  14th,  1861,  to  October  4th,  1869  ;  the  First 
Church,  Belvidere,  N.  J.,  from  December  4th,  1872,  to  February  19th, 
1874,  and  for  the  second  time  over  the  church  of  Red  Bank,  N.  J., 
from  Ma}'  20th,  1874,  to  April  13th,  1879  Advancing  years  and 
enfeebled  health  now  made  it  necessary  for  him  to  cease  from  active 
work.  He  was  made  Pastor  Emeritus,  and  an  annuity  was  pro- 
vided for  him.  He  continued  his  home  in  Red  Bank  until  his  death, 
which  took  place  February  22d,  1900,  in  the  71st  year  of  his  age. 
Mr.  Harbaugh  was  a  man  of  scholarly  attainments  and  studious 
habits.  He  was  an  able  expositor  of  the  Word,  and  a  kind  and 
faithful  pastor. 

He  was  married  May  30th,  1853,  at  Trenton,  N.  J.,  to  Mrs.  Ellen 
Burrows  (Potts)  Vandegrift,  who  died  July  i8th,  1882.  One  daughter 
survives  him 

IV. — Moms  and  Orange. 

ROBERT  AIKMAN,    D.D., 

Was  born  in  New  York  City,  June  29th.  1816.  At  the  age  of  four- 
teen he  entered  business,  to  which  he  intended  to  devote  his  life. 
But  after  his  conversion,  seven  years  later,  the  current  of  his  life 
was  changed,  and  he  turned  his  attention  to  the  gospel  ministry,  to 
which  he  believed  himself  to  be  clearly  called.  Preparation  for  this 
life-work  was  at  once  begun  in  the  old  Cornelius  Institute  in  New 
York,  under  the  tuition  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  John  I.  Owen.  He  grad- 
uated from  Yale  College,  and  afterwards  entered  Union  Theological 
Seminary,  N.  Y.,  where  he  graduated  in  1847.  I^  the  same  year 
he  was  licensed  by  the  Fourth  Presbytery  of  New  York,  and 
ordained  by  the  Congregational  Association  of  Rhode  Island,  in 
whose  bounds  he  spent  two  years  as  a  missionary.  Later  he  became 
assistant  pastor  in  the  First  Presbyterian  Church,  Troy,  N.  Y.  In 
1852  he  was  invited  to  become  the  first  pastor  of  the  Third  Presby- 
terian Church  of  Elizabeth,  N.  J.  Here  he  continued  to  labor  until 
1869.     In  that  year  he  was  called  to  the  church  in  Madison,  N.  J., 


40  Necrological  Report.  Oct., 

from  which,  after  a  fruitful  ministry  of  twenty  five  years,  he 
resigned  by  reason  of  advanced  age  and  enfeebled  health.  His  min- 
istry covered  nearly  half  a  century,  and  was  chiefly  spent  in  two 
pastorates. 

Ivong  will  Dr.  Aikman  be  remembered  for  the  wisdom  of  his 
counsels  the  efficiency  of  his  labois,  the  influence  of  his  clean  char- 
acter, and  the  strength  and  sweetness  of  his  personality'  In  the 
Synod  of  New  Jersey,  of  which  in  1S71  he  was  Moderator,  and  in 
the  Presbj'tery  of  Morris  and  Orange  he  occupied  positions  of 
responsibility  and  usefulness.  As  Chairman  of  the  Church  Exten- 
sion Committee  of  Synod  he  spent  his  vacations  in  visiting  new 
fields  along  the  coast.  He  was  President  of  the  Synod's  Board  of 
Trustees  for  many  years.  The  cause  of  temperance  was  dear  to  his 
heart,  and  in  this  and  other  reforms  he  took  an  active  part. 

He  died  May  12th,  1900.     A  widow  and  one  son  survive  him. 


V. — Newark. 
WILLIAM   FINNEY  JUNKIN,   D.D  ,  LL.D., 

Was  born  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  May  ist,  1831.  His  father  was  the 
Rev.  George  Junkin,  D.D.,  LL.D.,  eminent  in  his  day  as  a  minister 
and  educator.  He  received  his  collegiate  education  at  Washington 
College,  Va.  (now  Washington  and  Lee  University),  graduating  in 
1851.  He  studied  theology  in  Princeton  Seminary,  taking  the  full 
covirse  of  three  years.  He  was  licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  New 
York,  May,  1854,  and  ordained  by  the  Presbytery  of  Montgomery, 
June  3d,  1855  ;  serving  as  pastor  of  the  church  of  Falling  Spring, 
Va,,  from  1855  to  1857.  He  became  pastor  of  the  First  Church, 
Danville,  Ky.,  in  1868,  continiiing  the  work  until  1876.  He  then 
^1  accepted  a  call  to  the  GlQbe  Street  Church  (now  Washington), 
Charleston,  S.  C,  where  he  remained  until  1887.  During  his  stay 
in  that  city  he  was  President  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  High 
School.  In  18S8  he  received  a  call  to  the  pastorate  of  the  church  of 
Montclair,  N.  J.,  which  charge  he  served  ably  and  acceptabl}'  until 
the  day  of  his  death,  April  gth,  igoo.  He  was  a  man  of  learning, 
ability  and  worth.  His  alma  mater  recognizing  his  scholarship 
conferred  upon  him,  in  1875,  the  honorary  title  of  D.D.,  and  the 
South  Western  University  of  Tennessee  honored  him  in  1S91  with 
the  literary  title  of  LL.D. 

Dr.  Junkin  inherited  a  devotion  to  Presbyterianisni.  The  Junkins 
have  long  been  known  for  a  defense  of  its  doctrines  and  polity,  and 
Dr.  William  Junkin  showed  the  spirit  of  his  ancestors  in  his 
loyalty  to  Calvinism.  He  was  none  the  less  a  friend  of  education. 
Progressive  in  spirit,  he  was  ever  alive  to  the  questions  of  the  day, 
and  by  pen  apd  voice  exerted  a  wide  influence.     He  was  a  member 


iQoo.  Necrological  Report.  41 

of  the  last  Pan-Presbyterian  Council  and  took  an  active  part  in  its 
counsels. 

A  widow,  two  sons  and  two  daughters  survive  him. 


CHARLES   EUGENE   KNOX,    D.D., 

Was  born  in  Knoxboro,  N.  Y.,  December  27th.  1833.  He  graduated 
from  Hamilton  College  in  the  class  of  1856.  He  studied  theology  in 
Auburn  Seminary  in  1856-7,  and  in  Union  Theological  Seminary 
1857-9.  He  was  tutor  in  Hamilton  College  in  1859-60.  He  was 
licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Newark  in  1859,  ^"^  ordained  by  the 
same  June  8th.  1864.  He  was  pastor-elect  of  the  Reformed  Church, 
Utica  N.  Y.,  in  1860-2  ;  and  stated  supply  of  South  Street  Presby- 
terian Church,  Oswego,  in  1862-3  ;  of  the  church  in  Morristown, 
N.  J.,  in  1863-4.  He  was  installed  pastor  of  the  First  Church, 
Bloomfield,  N.  J.,  in  1864,  the  relation  continuing  until  1873,  when 
he  was  called  to  the  Presidency  of  the  German  Theological  School 
of  Newark.  This  position  he  continued  to  fill  until  his  death,  which 
occurred  at  Point  Pleasant,  N.  J.,  April  30th,  1900. 

Dr.  Knox  was  a  man  of  wide  scholarship,  indomitable  will  and 
earnest  Christian  consecration  His  presence  and  counsels  in  Synod 
will  be  greatly  missed.  Especially  must  his  loss  be  felt  in  his  own 
Presbytery  and  the  Theological  School  with  which  he  was  so  long 
identified.  For  that  institution  he  labored  with  indefatigable  zeal. 
Its  great  and  growing  needs  were  ever  on  his  heart,  and  for  it  he 
pleaded  with  an  eloquence  born  of  the  deep  conviction  that  the  work 
of  the  Newark  German  School  was  an  indispensable  adjunct  in  the 
evangelization  of  the  foreign  population  of  our  country.  To  him 
was  due  in  large  measure  the  continuance  and  growth  of  that 
school.     In  its  future  usefulness  he  will  continue  to  live  and  speak. 

The  College  of  New  Jersey  honored  him  with  the  title  of  D.D. 
in  1874. 

A  widow  and  four  children  survive  him. 

WILLIAM   WOODBRIDGE   EDDY,   D.D., 

Was  born  at  Penn  Yan,  N.  Y.,  December  i8th,  1825.  He  took  his 
degree  of  B  A.  from  Williams  College  in  1845,  and  graduated  from 
Union  Theological  Seminary,  New  York  City,  in  1850.  He  was 
licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Newark  in  1849,  and  ordained  by  the 
same  September  iSth,  1851.  He  went  as  a  missionary  to  Syria 
under  the  American  Board  in  185 1,  and  labored  in  the  station  at 
Aleppo  until  1854.  He  was  then  transferred  to  Sidon,  where  he 
remained  until  1874.  In  1875  t"^  was  appointed  professor  in  the 
Theological  School  in  Beirut,  in  which  work  he  continued  until  his 
death,  January  26th,  1900.  He  was  in  America  from  i860  to  186^, 
and  again  in  1874-5. 


42  NECROtOGICAL  REPORT.  Oct., 

The  degree  of  D.D.  was  conferred  on  him  b}'  the  College  of  New 
Jersey  in  1874. 

Dr.  Eddy  stood  in  the  first  rank  of  that  distinguished  band  of 
men  that  have  lent  such  peculiar  character  to  the  Syrian  Mission. 
Ripe  scholarship  combined  with  noble  Christian  enthusiasm  gave 
him  ever-widening  influence  in  the  field  to  which  he  consecrated 
his  life.  Surelj'  a  prince  and  a  great  man  has  fallen  this  day  in 
Israel. 

A  widow  and  five  children  survive  him,  four  of  whom  are  on  the 
mission  field. 

VI. — New  Brunswick. 
SAMUEL  JOHN   MILLIKEN 

Entered  into  rest  May  15th,  1900.  Death  resulted  from  an  operation 
for  appendicitis  in  the  Imperial  University  Hospital  Tokio,  Japan. 
He  was  born  in  Lewistown,  Pa.,  September  27th,  1826  He  gradu- 
ated from  the  College  of  New  Jersey  in  1847.  He  afterward  studied 
two  years  in  the  Theological  Seminarj'  at  Princeton.  His  health 
failing,  he  went  South  and  taught  school  at  Fort  George  Island. 
Florida,  for  the  year  1850-1.  In  April,  1853,  he  was  ordained  bj' 
the  Presbytery  of  Florida,  and  from  1854- 1858  seived  as  stated 
supply  the  churches  of  Bainbridge  and  Mineral  Springs,  Ga.  In 
1858  he  was  installed  pastor  in  Quincy,  Fla.,  where  he  remained 
until  1861.  His  strong  Union  sentiments  necessitated  his  coming 
North,  and  in  1861  he  accepted  a  call  to  the  church  in  Newtown, 
Pa.  This  pastorate  continued  until  1866.  From  1866  to  1S70  he 
was  pastor  at  Acaderaia,  Pa.;  and  from  1870  to  1875  at  Sunburj^  Pa. 
In  the  latter  year  he  accepted  the  position  of  missionary  of  the 
Presbytery  of  Philadelphia,  North,  which  he  held  for  two  years. 
As  a  result  of  this  work  the  Ann  Carmichael  Church  Philadelphia, 
and  the  churches  at  Ambler  and  North  Wales  were  organized.  The 
first  of  these  churches  called  him  as  pastor  in  1877,  which  relation 
continued  until  1883.  In  1884  he  was  called  to  the  Fox  Chase 
Church,  Philadelphia,  where  he  remained  until  1891,  from  which 
pastorate  he  accepted  the  charge  at  Titusville.  N.  J.,  which  church 
he  served  from  1891  to  1897.  He  had  now  been  more  than  fort}- 
years  in  the  active  work  of  the  ministrj-,  and  advancing  years  and 
failing  health  led  him  to  resign  the  pastorate.  Not  content  with 
inactivity,  however,  his  intense  missionarj^  zeal  led  him  to  far-off 
Japan  to  visit  his  daughter,  a  missionary.  Here  he  remained 
working  as  opportunity  afforded,  preaching  through  an  interpreter, 
and  making  extended  tours  through  the  country.  Being  speciall}^ 
concerned  for  the  young  men  of  Japan,  he  taught  two  weeklj'  Bible 
classes  into  which  manj-  were  gathered.  It  was  in  the  midst  of 
this  useful  work  that  the  call  of  the  Master  came  to  him. 


igoo.  Necrological  Report.  43 

Mr.  Milliken  was  a  laborious  servant  of  his  Lord,  never  weary 
in  well-doing.  He  was  endowed  with  a  kindly  nature  and  was 
lovable  more  than  most  men.  He  had  a  catholic  spirit,  and  loved 
the  whole  Church  of  Christ  and  his  brethren  of  every  name.  As  a 
presbyter  he  was  most  faithful  and  active.  His  zeal  for  the  work  of 
Christ  in  heathen  lands  made  him  a  fitting  Chairman  of  the  Foreign 
Missions  Committee,  in  whose  behalf  he  gave  without  stint  of  his 
time  and  labors. 

A  widow,  two  daughters  and  one  son  survive  him. 


WILLIAM   HENRY   GREEN,    D.D.,   LL.D., 

Helena  Professor  of  Oriental  and  Old  Testament  Literature,  died  at 
his  residence  in  Princeton,  N.  J.,  February  loth,  1900.  He  was  the 
son  of  George  Smith  and  Sarah  Kennedy  Green,  and  was  born  at 
Groveville.  N.  J.,  January  27th,  1825  While  he  was  a  child,  his 
parents  removed  to  Trenton.  He  graduated  from  Lafayette  College 
when  fifteen  years  of  age.  While  in  college  he  made  a  profession 
of  his  faith  in  Christ,  and  united  with  the  First  Presbyterian  Church 
in  Easton,  Pa.  For  two  years  he  was  a  tutor  in  Lafayette  College, 
and  during  the  academic  year  1843-4  held  the  position  of  adjunct 
Professor  of  Mathematics  He  graduated  from  Princeton  Theo- 
logical Seminary  in  1846,  and  the  same  year  was  chosen  instructor 
in  Hebrew  in  the  Seminary.  He  was  licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of 
New  Brunswick,  P'ebruary  3d,  1846.  From  September  26th,  1847, 
he  acted  as  stated  supply  of  the  First  Church,  Princeton,  for  six 
months  ;  and  of  the  Second  Church,  February,  1848,  to  September, 
1849.  He  was  ordained  as  an  evangelist  by  the  Presbytery  of  New 
Brunswick,  May  24th,  1848.  He  was  installed  pastor  of  the  Central 
Church,  Philadelphia,  May  i6th,  1849.  This  relation  was  dissolved 
Jul}'  7th,  1 85 1,  in  order  that  he  might  accept  the  professorship  in 
Biblical  and  Oriental  Literature  in  Princeton  Seminary.  In  this 
position  he  continued  until  his  death,  almost  forty-nine  years.  As 
Dr.  Green's  first  appointment  as  instructor  in  Hebrew  was  previous 
to  the  deaths  of  Drs.  Alexander  and  Miller,  his  term  of  service 
covered  some  portion  of  the  service  of  all  the  professors  who  had, 
up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  been  connected  with  the  Seminary, 
excepting  only  Dr.  John  Breckenridge,  whose  incumbency  lasted 
only  three  years.  He  was  senior  professor  after  the  death  of  Dr. 
Charles  Hodge,  in  1878 

Dr.  Green  was  the  recipient  of  man}-  honors.  He  was  Librarian 
of  the  Seminary  from  185 1  to  1S71.  In  1S6S  he  was  elected  to  suc- 
ceed Dr.  John  Maclean  as  President  of  the  College  of  New  Jersey, 
but  declined  the  honor.  He  was  a  member  of  the  American  Com- 
mittee on  the  Revision  of  the  English  Bible,  and  Chairman  of  the 
Old  Testament  Section.     He  was  Moderator  of  the  General  Assem- 


44  Necrological  Report.  Oct., 

bly  in  1891,  and  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  the  Revision  of  the 
Confession  of  Faith.  Princeton  bestowed  on  him  the  honorary  title 
of  D.D.  in  1857.  In  1884  he  received  the  same  degree,  in  person, 
from  the  University  of  Edinburgh.  Rutgers  College  conferred  the 
literary  title  of  LL.D.  in  1873  He  was  a  Trustee  of  Princeton 
University  from  1868  until  his  death. 

Dr.  Green's  first  venture  in  literary  activity  was  a  review  of  Keil 
on  Joshua,  publivShed  in  1850  in  the  Biblical  Repertory  and  Prince- 
ton Review.  His  labors  in  this  line  continued  for  fifty  years,  and 
the  value  of  the  volumes  of  that  Review  and  its  successors  is  largely 
due  to  the  learned  contributions  of  Dr.  Green.  It  is  not  necessar}^ 
to  name  the  long  list  of  his  publications,  most  of  which  are  familiar 
to  Bible  students.  The  books  for  which  he  will  be  most  remem- 
bered, perhaps,  are  "  The  Higher  Criticism  of  the  Pentateuch  "  and 
"  The  Unity  of  the  Book  of  Genesis." 

As  a  scholar,  a  teacher  and  preacher  Dr  Green  stands  pre-eminent. 
Could  any  mortal  ask  a  higher  tribute  than  that  paid  to  Dr.  Green 
in  the  volume  that  commemorates  the  celebration  of  his  fiftieth 
anniversary  as  professor  ? 

Dr.  Green  was  twice  married.  His  first  wife  was  Miss  Mary 
Elizabeth  Colwell,  to  whom  he  was  married  in  Philadelphia,  June 
24th,  1S52,  and  who  died  March  29th,  1854.  His  second  wife  was 
Miss  Elizabeth  Hayes,  of  Alleghany,  Pa.,  to  whom  he  was  married 
April  28th,  1858.  His  widow  and  two  married  daughters  survive 
him. 


JOHN   MURPHY   ROGERS 

Was  born  in  Westmoreland  County,  Virginia,  March  iSth,  1818. 
His  father,  William  L.  Rogers,  was  an  army  officer  in  the  war  of 
1S12,  and  removed  with  his  family  to  Princeton,  N.  J.,  some  time 
prior  to  1836.  He  graduated  from  the  College  of  New  Jersey  in 
1837.  Afterwards  he  studied  law,  but  finding  himself  called  to  the 
ministry,  he  abandoned  his  chosen  profession,  and  entered  the 
Princeton  Seminary,  and  graduated  in  1842.  He  was  ordained  by 
the  Presbytery  of  West  Jersey  May  15th,  1844,  and  installed  pastor 
at  Woodbury,  N.  J.,  where  he  remained  until  1S47.  In  1850  he 
became  pastor  at  Middletown  Point  (now  Matawan),  which  pastor- 
ate continued  until  1867.  He  then  removed  to  Princeton,  where  he 
remained  for  two  years  without  a  charge  ;  but  in  1873  he  became 
pastor  in  Morrisville,  Pa.,  which  church  he  served  until  1877,  mak- 
ing his  home  meantime  in  Princeton.  From  1878  to  1893  he  served 
as  Chaplain  of  the  New  Jersey  State  Prison,  Trenton,  N.  J.  fie 
then  returned  to  his  birthplace,  Machodoc,  Westmoreland  County, 
Va.,  where  he  peacefully  passed  aw-aj' November  19th,  1899,  in  the 
eighty-second  year  of  his  age. 


igoo.  Necroi.ogicai<  Report.  45 

Mr.  Rogers  was  a  man  of  retiring  disposition,  and  little  known 
by  members  of  even  his  own  Presbytery.  To  the  few  who  were 
admitted  into  a  closer  friendship  he  was  greatly  endeared.  In  all 
his  pastorates  he  was  distinguished  hy  fidelity  to  his  work.  He 
was  held  in  affection  by  the  criminals  in  the  State  Prison,  with 
whom  he  was  brought  into  close  personal  contact.  Not  a  few  trace 
their  conversion  and  reformation  to  him. 


VII.  — Newton . 

JOSEPH    C.    CROMACK  ' 

Died  of  pleuro-pneumonia  in  the  Ministers'  Home,  Perth  Amboy, 
May  i2th,  1900.  He  was  born  in  Boston,  Mass.,.  May  i6th,  1812. 
His  early  life  was  a  hard  struggle  with  poverty.  He  was  converted 
at  the  age  of  twenty-one,  and  at  once  determined  to  become  a 
minister  of  the  gospel.  He  got  what  education  he  could  at  Wilbra- 
ham  Mass.,  but  never  received  either  a  collegiate  or  theological 
training  He  was  licensed  to  preach  by  a  Congregational  Associa- 
tion in  1834,  and  began  his  ministry  in  Rochester,  N.  H.  He  served 
churches  also  in  Dover,  Winchester  and  London,  in  the  same  State. 
In  Massachusetts  he  was  pastor  of  churches  in  Natic,  Marshfield 
and  Worcester.  His  health  failing,  he  was  obliged  to  intermit 
preaching  for  a  time.  Upon  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  he  enlisted 
in  the  Nineteenth  Massachusetts  Regiment,  and  was  transferred  to 
the  Twenty-second.  After  nine  months'  service  he  was  honorably 
discharged  on  account  of  physical  disability.  After  the  war  he 
preached  in  Michigan,  Missouri  and  Ohio,  serving  a  Presbyterian 
church  in  Salem  O.,  in  1884-5.  He  was  a  Congregationalist  until 
1886.  In  1888  he  joined  the  Newton  Presbytery.  For  the  last  eight 
years  of  his  life  he  was  disabled  from  preaching,  and  lived  quietly 
with  his  wife  in  the  Home  in  Perth  Amboy.  He  was  twice  married, 
the  first  time  in  1836,  to  Miss  Mary  Claugh,  of  London,  N.  H.  His 
second  wife  was  Charlotte  S.  Landfear,  of  Hartford,  Conn.,  to  whom 
he  was  married  in  Winsted,  Conn.,  July  28th,  1885.  A  married 
daughter  survives  him,  and  his  widow. 

There  are  testimonials  from  churches  which  he  has  served,  speak- 
in  warm  appreciation  and  affection  of  him. 

VIII.— West  Jersey. 

GEORGE    WARRINGTON 

Was  born  in  Dover,  Del.,  December  13th,  1842.  He  graduated  from 
Amherst  College  in  1862.  He  taught  for  a  time,  but  soon  enlisted 
in  the  army  and  served  in  the  ranks  until  the  close  of  the  war.  He 
entered  the  Seminary  at  Princeton  in   1867,  and  took  a  four  years' 


46  Necrological  Report.  Oct., 

course.  He  was  licensed  A])ril  i8th,  1869,  by  the  Presbytery  of 
New  Brunswick  ;  and  on  May  9th,  1871,  ordained  by  the  Presbytery 
of  West  Jersey  and  installed  pastor  of  the  churches  of  Glassboro 
and  Bunker  Hill.  After  a  pastorate  of  one  year  he  became  stated 
supply  of  the  churches  of  Berlin,  Atco  and  Waterford,  1872-3.  In 
1872  he  was  installed  pastor  of  the  Bald  Eagle  and  Nittany 
churches,  Beech  Creek,  Pa.,  where  he  labored  until  1874,  when  he 
accepted  a  call  to  Manalapan,  N.  J.,  which  relation  continued  until 
1880.  He  then  removed  to  Birmingham,  Iowa,  where  he  was  pastor 
of  a  Presbyterian  church  six  years,  from  1882  to  1888.  He  was  in 
1888-9,  ^"  editor,  in  Beaver  Falls.  Pa.  In  1893  he  took  charge  of 
the  Fairfield  Church,  Fairton,  N.  J.,  which  he  resigned  in  1897. 
Most  of  the  time  subsequent  was  passed  in  Princeton,  N.  J.,  where 
he  engaged  in  special  study  and  took  the  degree  of  B.A./ 

Shortly  before  his  death  his  health  became  so  broken  that  he 
sought  rest  in  the  Perth  Amboy  Home,  where  he  passed  awaj'  Sep- 
tember ist,  1900. 

Mr.  Warrington  was  a  lo3al  Presbyterian  and  a  thoughtful. 
Scriptural  preacher.  Bodily  infirmities  placed  serious  limitations 
upon  him,  and  so  far  as  strength  allowed  he  fulfilled  the  obligations 
of  his  holy  calling. 

A  married  daughter  survives  him. 

SYLVESTER  W.  BEACH, 

Chairman. 


igoo.  Synodicai,  Home  Mi-ssions.  47 


m— REPORT  OF  THE  PERMANENT  COMMITTEE  ON   SYN- 
ODICAL  HOME   MISSIONS. 

The  members  of  your  Permanent  Committee  on  Synodicai  Home 
Missions,  in  presenting  this  their  Fourteenth  Annual  Report, 
desire  once  again  to  lift  up  their  hearts  in  thanksgiving  and  praise. 

During  the  past  year  we  have  raised  more  money  than  ever  before, 
we  have  expended  more  money  than  ever  before,  we  have  done 
more  good  along  wider  and  more  varied  lines,  we  have  met  every 
bill  at  the  moment  it  was  due,  we  have  not  paid  a  penny  for  interest, 
and  we  have  increased  our  balance  in  the  treasury  by  the  sum  of 
$72.20.     Not  unto  us    not  unto  us,  but  unto  Him  be  the  glory. 

But  before  we  grow  hilarious  in  our  rejoicing,  let  us  look  for  a 
little  at  the  way  in  which  this  result  has  been  accomplished.  It 
may  be  that  a  few  moments  of  serious  reflection  may  cause  some  of 
us  to  rejoice,  if  not  "  with  trembling,"  yet  certainly  with  .some 
little  humiliation  and  fear. 

It  will  be  recalled  that,  at  the  last  Synod,  your  Committee  was 
ordered  to  make  an  advance.  We  were  not,  you  said,  to  prosecute 
the  work  in  the  way  in  which  we  had  been  prosecuting  it,  viz.,  by 
mercilessly  applying  the  knife  cutting  off  the  year  previous,  for 
example,  "  a  cold  $200"  from  the  least  amount  which  each  Presby- 
tery had  said  that  it  absolutely  needed  for  necessary  work  in  its 
portion  of  the  State  ;  but  we  were  to  grant  to  each  Presbytery  the 
amount  which  it  asked  for,  and,  by  increasing  the  quota  in  a  num- 
ber of  Presbyteries,  and  by  putting  forth  additional  effort  in  all, 
were  to  raise  the  aggregate  sum  required,  even  though  it  should 
exceed  by  over  $1300  the  highest  sum  which  had  ever  been  raised 
before.  We  were  somewhat  startled  by  the  order,  we  will  admit, 
but  as  loyal  New  Jersey  Presbyterians  we  addressed  ourselves  to  our 
task.  And  what  has  been  the  result  ?  We  have  not  been  able  to 
accomplish  that  which  we  were  instructed  to  accomplish.  Indeed, 
only  four  of  our  Presbyteries,  viz.,  Elizabeth,  Monmouth,  Morris 
and  Orange,  and  West  Jersey  have  raised  their  quota,  while  New 
Brunswick  has  fallen  behind  $84. 82,  Newton,  $142  56,  Jersey  City, 
$178.96,  and  Newark,  $738.63,  making  a  total  deficiency  from  these 
Presbyteries  of  $1,144.97,  o^"  subtracting  the  amount  of  the  excess 
of  the  other  Presbyteries,  a  net  deficiency  $1,034.85 

How,  then,  you  ask,  with  such  a  failure  to  reach  the  appointed 
goal,  is  your  Committee  able  to  .say,  as  it  has  jvist  done,  that  for  the 
fourteenth  successive  year  in  its  history  it  has  paid  all  bills  and 
has  a  balance  in  the  treasury? 

Partly,  because  certain  of  our  churches — noticeably  in  the  Pres- 
bytery of  Morris  and  Orange — have  not,  for  various  reasons, 
required  all  which  was  allotted  to  them  ;  but  mainly  because  seven 


48  SvNoniCAL  Home  Missiqxs.  Oct., 

out  of  our  eight  Presbyteries  have  refrained  from  usinjj  all  which 
they  might  have  used.  For  when,  as  the  year  advanced  it  became 
apparent  to  the  representatives  of  these  Presb5teries  or  your  Per- 
manent Committee  that  the  sum  which  Synod  had  started  out  to 
raise  was  not  to  be  raised,  while  they  renewedly  buckled  down  to 
the  task  of  besieging  pastors  and  churches  to  come  up  to  the  help 
of  the  Lord  in  this  noble  cause,  they  also  addressed  themselves  to 
the  task  of  cutting  down  the  amount  which  their  Presbytery  was  to 
ask  from  S3aiod's  fund,  and  in  this  were  so  successful  that  these 
Presbyteries  have  refrained  from  drawing  from  the  fund  the  sum  of 
$927.45.  In  other  words,  had  each  Presbyter}'  in  the  Synod  used 
last  year  the  full  amount  which  it  was  authorized  and  expected  to 
use,  instead  of  having  as  we  now  do  a  good  balance  in  the  treasury, 
we  would  be  bemoaning  the  fact  of  a  considerable  debt. 

In  this  connection,  also,  the  work  of  two  of  our  Pre.sbyteries  is 
worthy  of  especial  mention. 

We  refer  to  the  Presbyteries  of  Monmouth  and  West  Jersey.  It 
will  be  recalled  that  in  ordering  the  advance  of  last  fall.  Synod 
made  provision  for  the  advance,  in  part  at  least,  b}-  increasing  the 
rate  of  apportionment  in  certain  of  our  Presbyteries.  And  upon 
none  of  our  Presb3'teries  did  this  increase  fall  more  heavilj'  than 
upon  the  Presbyteries  of  Monmouth  and  West  Jerse}'  (the  two 
Presbyteries  which,  from  the  beginning,  have  drawn  most  from  this 
fund),  and  in  which  Presbyteries  the  rate  was  raised  from  22  to  26 
cents  per  member.  But  most  nobly  have  these  Presbyteries 
responded  to  the  appeal.  Both  of  them  have  raised  their  full  quota 
this  year,  even  at  the  advanced  rate.  And  in  doing  this  Monmouth 
has  exceeded  its  gift  of  the  previous  j-ear  by  S244.96,  and  West 
Jersey  by  $300.43.  Who  can  estimate  the  work  which  this  advance 
in  these  Presbyteries  has  required  on  the  part  of  the  Chairmen  of 
their  Presbyterial  Committees  ?  And  do  you  wonder,  when  it  was 
all  accomplished  and  the  last  dollar  had  been  paid  in,  that  the 
veteran  worker  of  Monmouth  Presb3-tery  should  write  to  the  treas- 
urer of  the  fund  :  "  The  agony  is  over.     I  am  tired." 

Nor  should  we  fail  to  make  honorable  mention,  in  this  connec- 
tion, of  the  Presbytery  of  New  Brunswick,  the  rate  of  which  was 
increased  from  twenty-seven  to  thirty  cents  per  member,  and  which, 
though  it  did  not  quite  reach  the  goal,  exceeded  its  gift  of  the  pre- 
vious year  bj'  the  sum  of  $90.12  And  Newton  raised  S77.21  more 
than  last  year.  And  Morris  and  Orange  $59. 34.  While  even  our 
Missionary  Presbj-ter}-  of  Corisco  did  not  fail  to  send  in  its  usual 
gift. 

In  this  connection,  further,  it  may  be  interesting  to  be  told  that 
of  all  the  325  churches  in  the  Synod  but  nineteen  failed  this  3-ear 
to  contribute  to  our  work. 


/goo.  SvNODiCAL  Home  Missions.  49 

Still  further,  your  Committee  would  report  that  they  have  dis- 
tributed, in  the  prosecution  of  their  work,  about  17,000  cards  and 
envelopes — one  each,  as  a  sample,  to  each  of  the  ministers  and 
elders  in  the  State,  and  the  rest  for  use  in  at  least  100  of  our  325 
churches.  They  are  persuaded  that  this  distribution  of  literature 
has  done  good. 

They  have  further  aided,  through  this  fund,  no  less  than  102 
fields— a  good  increase  over  last  year.  And  can  report  as  having 
been  added  to  our  aid-receiving  churches,  on  confession  of  their 
faith,  518  souls  :  12  in  the  Presbytery  of  Newton,  39  in  the  Presby- 
tery of  Elizabeth,  52  in  the  Presbytery  of  New  Brunswick,  58  in  the 
Presbytery  of  Morris  and  Orange,  76  in  the  Presbytery  of  Mon- 
mouth, 84  in  the  Presbytery  of  Newark,  90  in  the  Presbytery  of 
Jersey  City,  and  107  in  the  Presbytery  of  West  Jersey. 

As  further  items  of  especial  interest  in  individual  Presbyteries  : 

Elizabeth  reports  the  organization  of  one  church  and  the  great 
reviving  of  another. 

Jersey  City  speaks  of  one  of  its  mission  churches  as  "breaking 
out  of  its  many  perplexities  and  to  our  surprise  and  joy,  settling  a 
pastor."  of  a  work  among  a  "  colony  of  600  Armenian  refugees  in 
West  Hoboken,  unique  in  interest,"  and  of  good  work  done  for  the 
intelligent  colored  people  in  Paterson,  and  of  similar  work  inaugu- 
rated in  Jersey  Qity. 

Monmouth  rejoices  in  a  new  church  organized  "  at  West  Manto- 
loking,  consisting  of  fishermen  yachtmen  and  life-savers,  who 
raised  a  thousand  dollars  for  their  church  building, ' '  of  two  churches 
which  have  secured  manses,  and  of  heroic  and  successful  efforts  in 
several  churches  to  reduce  burdensome  debts. 

Morris  and  Orange  acknowledges  that  some  of  its  aid  receiving 
churches  surpass  those  more  able  to  care  for  themselves  in  the  num- 
ber of  those  who  are  added  to  their  membership  on  confession  of 
their  faith,  and  rejoices  in  an  evident  disposition  on  the  part  of  cer- 
tain of  its  feeble  churches  to  repair  and  beautify  their  church 
buildings. 

Newark,  which  has  "two  German,  two  English,  one  African 
and  one  Italian  church  now  under  its  care,"  speaks  of  a  new  par- 
sonage built  for  each  of  its  German  churches  during  the  past  j'ear, 
of  a  colored  church  free  from  debt  after  renovating  its  building  and 
nearer  self-support  than  ever  before,  of  three  missions  started  in 
Italy  by  members  of  its  Italian  church  who  had  returned  to  their 
native  land,  and  of  four  ministers  already  sent  out  by  this  same 
church  and  another  now  studying  in  preparation. 

New  Brunswick  is  greatly  encouraged  by  the  work  which  has 
been  done  in  its  aid-receiving  churches  during  the  year  ;  the  Italian 
Mission  in  Trenton,  for  example,  having  added  thirty-three  to  its 
membership  on  confession  of  their  faith  since  the   mission  was 


50  Synodicai,  Home  Missions.  Oct., 

organized  a  year  ago  last  May.  "The  examination  of  these  new 
members,"  says  the  chairman  of  the  Committee,  "  was  most  thor- 
ough, and  they  showed  an  intelligent  understanding  of  the  way  of 
salvation  through  Christ  alone  and  a  sincere  determination,  by 
God's  help,  to  live  a  consistent  Christian  life." 

Newton  aided  last  year  "eight  fields,  most  of  them  having  one  or 
more  cut-stations  or  school-house  appointments.  Six  of  the.se  are 
in  a  population  mainly  agricultural,  one  in  an  iron  manufacturing 
village  and  one  in  a  mining  community.  Several  of  these  were 
once  much  stronger  than  now,  but  the  exodus  of  the  younger  and 
more  enterprising  people  to  the  cities,  the  passing  away  of  the  old 
families  who  have  been  more  or  less  identified  with  the  past  history 
of  the  churches  and  localities,  and  the  transfer  of  the  ownership  or 
occupancy  of  the  farms  to  a  different  class  of  people,  have  greatly 
reduced  both  the  membership  and  financial  ability  of  these  chiirches. 
Only  one  of  them  gives  promise  of  reaching  self-support  at  an  early 
date.  Six,  once  aided  from  Synod's  fund,  are  now  independent  of 
it.  Only  one  of  our  mission  churches  gives  less  than  $6.50  per 
member  for  its  pastor's  support.  The  smallness  of  the  salarj'  paid 
and  the  limited  field  of  labor  are  causes  of  frequent  changes  in  the 
pastorate  and  hindrances  to  growth." 

West  Jersey  speaks  of  a  special  outpouring  of  the  Spirit  upon 
one  of  its  churches  in  which  forty  were  added  to  the  church  on 
confession  of  their  faith  ;  of  extra  efforts  to  urge  upon  all  its  aid- 
receiving  churches  the  duty  of  self-support,  to  which  efforts  eight 
churches  have  made  gratifying  response  ;  of  remarkable  growth  in 
two  of  its  fields  in  Atlantic  City,  and  of  an  interest  in  the  work 
throughout  the  Presbytery  which  is  all  that  could  be  desired. 

The  work  of  your  Committee  in  the  various  Presbyteries  of  the 
Synod,  you  will  perceive  from  this  review  of  some  of  its  more 
prominent  features,  is  varied,  wide-reaching,  important  and  increas- 
ing. It  never  demanded  more  wisdom,  consecration  and  energy, 
and  it  never  presented  a  more  encouraging  outlook. 

During  the  past  year  your  Committee  has  made  one  change  in  the 
prosecution  of  its  work  which  ought  here  to  be  mentioned,  though 
it  will  appear  to  better  advantage  in  the  detailed  report  of  the 
Treasurer,  which  will  soon  be  given.  We  have  advanced  bj^  two  or 
three  days  the  payment  of  bills  due  on  October  ist,  so  that  these 
bills  were  paid  prior  to  October  ist.  And,  because  of  this,  we  are 
able  to  report  the  exact  balance  in  the  treasury  at  the  end  of  the 
fiscal  year.  Hitherto  we  have  been  accustomed  to  pay  these  bills, 
due  on  October  ist,  a/ier  October  ist,  as  a  strict  interpretation  of 
the  Plan  under  which  we  are  working  would  require  us  to  do.  This 
custom  has  given  rise  to  considerable  misapprehension  and  made 
necessary  no  little  explanation,  not  every  one  understanding  that 
much  of  the  large  balance  which  the  Treasurer  of  this  fund  has 


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been  in  the  habit  of  reporting  to  Synod  was  due  for  services  ren- 
dered in  the  previous  fiscal  year,  and,  indeed,  at  the  time  of  the 
meeting  of  Synod,  already  expended.  Now,  by  paying  every  bill 
for  the  year,  before  closing  our  books  on  October  ist,  we  are  able  to 
exhibit  our  exact  situation  at  the  time  of  the  meeting  of  Synod  and 
thus  more  intelligently  to  plan  for  the  work.  This  change,  which 
has  required  considerable  additional  labor,  especially  on  the  part  of 
our  eflBcient  Treasurer,  will,  we  are  sure,  commend  itself  to  every 
member  of  Synod. 

The  reference  which  we  have  just  made  to  the  Plan  under  which 
we  are  now  working  brings  up  to  our  attention  another  change 
which,  with  your  permission,  we  would  be  glad  to  make.  Our 
Plan  for  Synodical  Home  Missions,  adopted  by  the  Synod  of  New 
Jersey  on  October  19th,  1886,  was  manifestly  intended  to  be,  for  the 
most  part  at  least,  a  continuation  of  the  Sustentation  Scheme  of 
the  Home  Board.  There  were  feeble  churches  in  rural  and  other 
localities  which  needed  aid  and  to  which  the  aid  of  the  Synod  was 
to  be  extended.  The  Plan  of  Synodical  Home  Missions  provided 
for  these.  It  did  indeed  make  some  provision  for  mission  work 
in  destitute  communities,  but  it  did  not  emphasize  this  work. 
Sustaining  that  which  was  already  in  existence,  rather  than  build- 
ing up  that  which  had  no  existence,  was  its  thought.  But  since 
the  adoption  of  this  Plan  the  whole  nature  of  the  work  has  changed. 
We  still  have  scores  of  long-established  churches  which,  because 
of  deaths,  removals  and  other  causes,  have  become  depleted,  which 
must  be  helped.  And  we  have  also  multitudes  of  unreached  for- 
eigners pouring  into  our  State  and  gathering  in  our  newly-started 
manufacturing  localities.  And  besides  these,  along  the  lines  of 
our  great  railroads,  suburban  towns  are  rapidly  springing  into 
existence  where  a  little  help,  wisely  given  now,  will  result  in  a 
strong,  self-supporting  church  in  the  near  future. 

This  new  phase  of  our  work  makes  necessary,  in  the  judgment  of 
your  Committee,  a  slight  change  in  the  wording  of  our  Plan.  And 
in  addition  to  this  there  are  two  or  three  things  in  the  Plan  which 
an  experience  of  fourteen  years  has  taught  us  may  be  improved. 
We  have,  therefore,  with  considerable  care,  gone  over  the  Plan,  'and 
expect  at  the  proper  time,  to  present  our  conclusions  for  your  con- 
sideration and,  if  in  your  judgment  they  are  wise,  for  your  adoption. 

One  item  further.  In  the  early  part  of  the  past  fiscal  year  your 
Committee  was  distressed  by  the  announcement  that  the  efificient 
Treasurer  of  this  fund,  the  Hon,  Wm.  M.  Lanning,  had  been  com- 
pelled by  the  pressure  of  his  professional  and  other  engagements  to 
relinquish  the  Treasurership.  He  ' '  would  nominally  remain  Treas- 
urer," he  said,  "to  the  end  of  the  year,  and  would  hold  himself 
responsible  for  the  care  of  the  funds  ;  but  the  work  of  the  position 
must  be  performed  by  an  assistant ;  and  in  the  meantime  we  must 


52 


Synodical  Home  Missions.  Od.^ 


cast  about  for  his  successor."  We  were  like  tho.se  who  had  been 
struck  ;  for,  far  better  than  any  one  else,  we  knew  the  invaluable 
nature  of  the  services  which  Judge  Lanning  had  rendered.  So,  all 
tlirough  the  past  year,  while  Wm.  M.  Lanning  has  been  in  name 
and  by  law  legally  the  Treasurer  of  the  fund,  the  large  and  increas- 
ing clerical  work  of  his  position  has  been  performed  bj'  his  assist- 
ant, Mr.  Huston  Dixon  (the  son  of  Dr.  Dixon  of  the  Home  Board 
and  formerly  Chairman  of  this  Committee),  to  whom  Judge  Lan- 
ning has  given  a  power-of-attorne}',  and  who  has  signed  all  checks 
and  done  all  business  in  the  Treasurer's  name. 

This  arrangement,  as  the  year  progressed,  was  found  b}'  your 
Committee  to  be  all  that  could  be  desired.  The  Judge,  relieved  of 
the  routine  clerical  duties  of  his  position,  still  gave  much  personal 
attention  to  the  work,  was  present  at  all  our  Committee  meetings 
and  in  manifold  and  invaluable  ways  has  aided  us  in  our  task.  So 
that  we  have  become  exceedingly  and  increasinglj-  reluctant  to  have 
the  relationship  cease.  Indeed  it  has  seemed  to  your  Committee 
that  the  loss  of  the  services  of  Judge  Lanning,  even  in  the  form  in 
which  they  are  now  given  to  the  Synod — (he  being  in  name  and  in 
law  responsible  for  the  Treasurership,  while  an  assistant,  at  his  ex- 
pense, performs  the  clerical  duties  of  the  office) — would,  at  this  junc- 
ture in  our  work,  be  almost  irreparable.  Therefore,  toward  the  end 
of  the  year,  we  made  to  the  Judge  this  proposition — that  he  should 
continue,  as  now,  the  Treasurer  of  this  fund,  and  that  S3'nod  should 
provide,  out  of  this  fund,  for  clerical  help  in  the  performance  of  his 
duties— to  which  proposition,  the  Judge,  after  considerable  hesita- 
tion and  under  a  deep  sense  of  dutj',  agreed.  So  that  if  S3'nod  shall 
ratify-  this  arrangement  and  provide  for  its  execution  there  need  be 
no  change  now  in  the  Treasurership 

In  conclusion,  5'our  Committee  would  recommend  for  your  adoj> 
tion  the  following  resolutions  : 

1.  That,  recognizing  the  valuable  services  of  William  M.  Lan- 
ning, as  Treasurer  of  this  fund,  and  with  a  desire  still  longer  to 
retain  these  services.  Synod  ratify  the  arrangement  by  which,  while 
himself  remaining  Treasurer  of  the  fund,  he  delegate  much  of  the 
work  of  his  position  to  an  assistant. 

2.  That  the  Permanent  Committee  on  Synodical  Home  Missions 
be  authorized  to  devote,  out  of  this  fund,  for  assistance  to  the  Treas- 
urer, a  sum  not  to  exceed  $250. 

3.  That  S3'nod  now  consider  the  Plan  under  which  your  Commit- 
tee is  working,  and  adopt  the  suggestions  made  hy  j^our  Committee 
for  the  revision  of  this  Plan. 

4.  That  Presbj'teries  be  asked  to  contribute  this  year  upon  the 
basis  of  church  membership,  as  reported  in  the  Minutes  of  the 
Assembly  for  1900,  so  that — 


/poo.  Synodical  Home  Missions.  53 

From  the  Presbytery  of  Elizabeth  be  asked,  at  the  rate  of 

30  cents  per  member,  the  sum  of $2,848  50 

From  the  Presbytery  of  Jersey  City  be  asked,  at  the  rate 

of  20  cents  per  member,  the  sum  of 1,889  ^^ 

From  the  Presbytery  of  Monmouth  be  asked,  at  the  rate 

of  26  cents  per  member,  the  sum  of 1,706  64 

Frortf  the  Presbytery  of  Morris  and  Orange  be  asked,  at 

the  rate  of  30  cents  per  member,  the  sum  of  ....  3,09480 
From  the  Presbyterj'  of  Newark  be  asked,  at  the  rate  of 

27  cents  per  member,  the  sum  of 3.184  92 

From  the  Presbytery  of  New  Brunswick  be  asked,  at  the 

rate  of  30  cents  per  member,  the  sum  of 2,792  40 

From  the  Presbytery  of  Newton  be  asked,  at  the  rate  of 

22  cents  per  member,  the  sum  of 1,276  66 

From  the  Presbytery  of  West  Jersey  be  asked,  at  the  rate 

of  26  cents  per  member,  the  sum  of 2,009  80 

Total, $18,802  88 

5.  That  apportionments  be  made  as  follows  : 

For  administration  expenses, $600  00 

To  the  Presbytery  of  Elizabeth 1,30000 

Jersey  City, 2,600  00 

Monmouth, 4,000  00 

Morris  and  Orange, 1,800  00 

Newark *  1,850  00 

New  Brunswick, 1,200  00 

Newton, 1,200  00 

West  Jersey, 4,200  00 

Total $18,750  00 

6.  That  Synod  calls  the  attention  of  its  churches  to  the  super- 
lative importance  of  having  the  offering  for  Synodical  Home  Mis- 
sions reach  the  Treasurer  of  the  fund  as  early  in  the  fiscal  year  as 

possible. 

EBEN   B.  COBB, 

Chairman. 


54  Treasurer's  Report— Home  Missions.  Oct., 


IV.— REPORT   OF   THE   TREASURER    OF   SYNODIC Ai  HOME 

MISSIONS. 
To  the  Synod  of  New  Jersey  : 

In  my  report  presented  a  year  ago  there  appeared  a  balance  on 
hand  amounting  to  $4,572.18.  I  then  stated  that  out  of  that  bal- 
ance payments  would  be  made  to  ministers  and  missionaries  for 
services  rendered  during  the  last  three  months  of  the  fiscal  5'ear 
ending  September  30th,  1899,  and  that  after  such  payments  there 
would  probably  remain  a  surplus  of  $600  to  be  applied  to  the  work 
of  the  year  beginning  October  ist,  1899,  and  ending  September  30th, 
1900.  The  actual  surplus  was  $595.65,  as  appears  by  the  following 
summarized  statement  of  the  Treasurer's  books  for  the  last  three 
months  of  the  5'ear  ending  September  30th,  1899  : 

Dr. 

To  balance  on  hand  October  ist,  1899,  as  per  last  annual 

report,     .    .  ...  $4-572  t8 

To  cash  from  a  friend  to  credit  of  Jersey  City  Presbyter\-, 

to  meet  overdrafts, 50 


Total $4,572  68 

Cr. 

By  disbursements  to  ministers  and  missionaries  for  ser- 
vices rendered  during  the  three  months  beginning 
July  ist,  and  ending  September  30th,  1899,  as  fol- 
lows : 

In  Presbytery  of  Elizabeth $i75  00 

"  "  "  Jersey  City, 541  00 

"  "  "    Monmouth, 1,034  18 

"  "  "   Morris  and  Orange 

"  "  "   Newark 

"  "  "    New  Brunswick 

"  "  "    Newton, 

"  "  "   West  Jersej^ 

By  administration  expenses 

Total  disbursements  for  three  months  ending  September 

30th,  1899, 

Surplus  remaining  and  carried  over  to  new  year's  work. 

Total $4,572  68 

Heretofore,  while  in  each  annual  report  the  Treasurer  has  stat?ed 
all  the  moneys  received  by  him  for  the  fiscal  year  next  preceding 
the  date  of  such  annual  report,  the  disbursements  shown  have 
always  been  those  for  services  rendered  during  the  last  three  months 
of  the  second  fiscal  year,  and  the  first  nine  months  of  the  first  fiscal 


375 

00 

462 

50 

250 

00 

358 

47 

765  87 

15 

01 

$3,977  03 

595 

65 

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year,  next  preceding  the  date  of  the  report.  In  other  words,  the 
Treasurer's  annual  report  has  heretofore  shown  the  moneys  received 
for  a  full,  round  fiscal  year,  and  the  disbursements  made  for  the 
first  nine  months  of  that  year  and  the  last  three  months  of  the  next 
preceding  year.  This  practice  has  been  unsatisfactory  and  confus- 
ing, but  it  has  been  a  necessary  practice  because  .some  of  the  drafts 
upon  the  Treasurer  for  payments  to  ministers  and  missionaries  for 
services  rendered  between  July  ist  and  September  30th  have  failed 
to  reach  the  Treasurer  until  after  the  third  Tuesday  of  October, 
which  is  the  date  for  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Synod.  At  the  last 
Synod  the  Treasurer  intimated  that  he  would  at  this  time  endeavor 
to  present  a  complete  report  for  the  fourteenth  fiscal  year  ending 
September  30th  1900.  With  the  aid  of  the  members  of  the  Synod's 
Permanent  Committee  on  Synodical  Home  Missions,  the  reports  of 
ministers  and  missionaries  for  the  quarter  beginning  July  ist,  and 
ending  September  30th,  1900.  were  obtained  promptly  at  the  end  of 
the  quarter,  and  the  orders  for  payments  of  that  quarter's  salaries 
were  at  once  drawn  and  forwarded  to  the  Treasurer,  all  of  them 
reaching  his  hands  not  later  than  October  4th.  The  Treasurer  is 
therefore  enabled  now  to  present  a  complete  report  for  the  fiscal  year 
beginning  October  ist,  1899.  and  ending  September  30th,  1900. 

The  receipts  have  been  as  follows  : 
To  balance  on  hand  after  payment  of  all  obligations  for 
the  fiscal  year  ending  September  30th,  1899,  as  above 

given, 1595  65 

Contributions  from  Presb.  of  Corisco,     .   .         $10  00 

"  "  "  Elizabeth,     .      2,827  75 

Jersey  City,  .      1,673  54 

"  "  "  Monmouth,  .      1,683  7^ 

"  "  "  Morris  &  Orange,    3,078  30 

"  "  "  Newark,     .    .      2,283  61 

N.Brunswick,    2,687  18 

"  "  Newton,      .    .      1,133  00 

"  "  "  West  Jersey,      2,125  09 


17-502  23 


Total  receipts  for  the  year, $18,097  88 

Cr. 

The  disbursements  to  ministers  and   missionaries  have  been  as 

follows  : 

In  Presbytery  of  Elizabeth, |i.i45  84 

"  "  "    Jersey  City 2,456  00 

"  "  "   Monmouth 3.982  00 

"  "  "    Morris  and  Orange,      1,483  34 


56  Treasurer's  Report— Homk  Missions.  Ocl.^ 

In  Presbytery  of  Newark $i,750  oo 

"          "             "    New  Brunswick, 1,200  00 

"          "             "    Newton, 1,000  00 

"          "             "   West  Jersey 4,130  37 

For  administration  expenses  as  follows  : 

Printing  envelopes  and   cards   for  Permanent 

Committee  and  Treasurer,  with  postage,    .        $184  84 

U .  3.  Revenue  Stamps  for  Treasurer 7  co 

Typewriting  Treasurer's  quarterly  reports  for 

use  of  Committee 13  00 

Traveling  expenses  of  Treasurer, 5  10 

Expenses  of  Permanent  Committee  for  travel- 
ing and  postage,      70  54 

280  48 

Total  disbursements  for  the  year,     .......    .$17,42803 

Balance  in  hand  to  be  carried  to  next  year's  work,     .    .    .         669  85 

$18,097  88 

The  following  schedules  are  annexed  to  and  form  part  of  this 
report : 

Schedule  i,  showing  the  payments  made  to  aid-receiving  churches 
the  contributions  received  from  congregations.  Sabbath-schools, 
societies  and  individuals,  the  total  contributions  received  from  each 
church,  the  number  of  communicant  members  of  each  church  as 
reported  in  the  Minutes  of  the  General  Assembly  for  1899,  and  the 
average  gifts  per  member  for  each  church  ;  Schedule  2,  showing  the 
total  contributions  received  from  the  respective  Presbyteries; 
Schedule  3,  showing  the  amounts  which  the  respective  Presbyteries 
were  asked  to  contribute,  and  the  amounts  received  from  them 
respectively;  and  Schedule  4.  showing  the  appropriations  to  the 
respective  Presbyteries,  the  amounts  paid  for  services  during  the 
fourteenth  fiscal  year,  and  the  unused  balances  of  appropriations 
which  under  the  provision  of  Rule  6,  of  Article  5,  of  the  Plan 
adopted  for  our  Synodical  Home  Mission  work,  fall  into  the  general 
fund. 

In  concluding  this  report  I  am  glad  to  say  that,  through  the 
efforts  of  the  Permanent  Committee  on  S3'nodical  Home  Missions, 
many  of  the  churches  of  the  Sj'uod  sent  in  their  contributions  earlier 
in  the  year  just  closed  than  they  had  theretofore  done  and  that  the 
Treasurer  has  thereby  been  enabled  during  the  period  covered  by 
this  report,  to  meet  at  maturity  all  drafts  upon  the  treasury  without 
borrowing    any    money    and    consequently    without    paying    any 

interest. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

W.  M.  LANNING. 

Treasurer. 
Dated  Trenton,  N.  J.,  October  nth,  1900. 


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Treasurer's  Report— Home  Missions. 


57 


Schedule  i. 

Showing  the  payments  made  to  aid-receiving  churches,  the  con- 
tributions received  from  congregations,  Sabbath  schools,  societies 
and  individuals,  the  total  contributions  received  from  each  church, 
the  number  of  communicant  members  of  each  church  as  reported 
in  the  Minutes  of  the  General  Assembly  for  1899,  and  the  average 
gifts  per  member  for  each  church. 


NAMES  OF  CHURCHES. 


WITHIN  PRESBYTERY  OF  CORISCO. 


Bata,  .  . 
Batanga, 
Benito, 
Corisco,  . 
E>cune,  , 
Gaboon,  , 
Hanje,  , 
Kribi,  .  , 
Myuma, 
Ubenji, 


Totals, 


WITHIN  PRESBYTERY  OF  ELIZABETH. 


Basking  Ridge, 

Bayonne  City,  ist, 

Bethlehem, 

Carteret, 

Clarksville  (Glen  Gardner), 

Clinton, 

Cokesbury, 

Connecticut  Farms, 

Cranford, 

"         Garwood  Chapel,     .... 

Dunellen 

Elizabeth,  ist, 

2d, 

3d, 

ist  German, 

"  Greystone, 

"  Madison  Avenue,    .... 

"  Siloam,  

"  Westminster, 

"  "  Hope  Chap., 

Lamington, 

Liberty  Comer, 

Lower  Valley, 

Maurer  German, 

Rahway  German, 

Metuchen, 

Perth  Amboy, 

Plainfield,  ist, 

"  Crescent  Avenue 

•'  Bethel  Chapel, 

•'  Hope  Chapel, 

"    Warren  Chapel, 


3| 


SS 


J166  67 
100  00 


P  -r; 

.2  rt 


$1  00 
I  00 


I  00 
I  00 


%\o  00 


$100  00 

25  00 

8  00 

15  00 

II  00 

85  GO 

18  00 

49  00 

I.'.O  80 


2  40 

6  04 
99  87 


91  50 
40  00 

55  10 
23  00 

12  CO 
180  CO 

S  00 

47  25 

40  so 

50  00 

i   7  50 

^  10  00 

79  50 
35  60 
114  60 
288  94 

13  50 
81  00 
37  80 


II 


$32  01 
225  00 


3  58 


:2_u 

a  o 
o  w 
O 


J26  27 
10  00 


m 

n 

J3 

u 

a 

B. 

S-J= 

c 

1-^ 

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u 

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I.H 

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$1   00 
I  00 

^10  00 
5ioo  00 

291 

•34  + 

25  00 

133 

.19— 

8  00 

247 

.03  + 

15  CO 

75 

.20 

11  00 

43 

.26— 

85  00 

248 

.34  + 

18  00 

60 

•30 

49  00 

162 

.30+ 

100  80 

336 

•30 

2  40 

8 

■3° 

6  04 

152 

C4— 

131  88 

414 

.32— 

225  00 

55« 

.40-h 

117  77 

392 

.30+ 

50  00 

20s 

.24+ 

55  10 

334 

.16+ 

23  00 

7b 

•30-!- 

12  00 

39 

•31— 

180  00 

528 

•34  + 

5  00 
47  25 

157 

.30  + 

40  so 

13s 

•  3° 

50  00 

190 

.26+ 

7  50 

37 

.20-|- 

ic  00 

60 

.17— 

79  50 

26s 

.30 

39  18 

220 

.18— 

114  60 

382 

•30 

288  94 

909 

•32— 

13  50 

45 

•30 

81  00 

270 

.30 

37  80 

126 

■3° 

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Treasurer's  Report— Home  Missions. 


Oct., 


Schedule  \— {Continued. 


NAMES  OF  CHURCHES. 


WITHIN  PRES.  OF    ELIZABETH — (Con  ) 


Pluckemin, 

Rahway,  ist, 

2(1, 

Roselle, 

Springfield, 

Westfield, I  ....  I     200  00 

Woodbridge,  ist, ....         55  39 

General  Missionary  purposes,     .    .    .      ^275  00   .   .    .   . 


Totals, 


WITHIN  PRESBYTERY  OP  JERSEY  CITY. 

Bayonne,  Christ, 

Carlstadt,  German, 

Claremont, 

Englewood, 

West  Side, 

Garfield, 

Hackensack, 

Hoboken, 

Jersey  City,  ist, 

"  2d, 

"  John  Knox,  

"  Scotch, 

"  Westminster, 

Leonia, 

Norwood, 

Oak  Ridge  (Newfoundland),   .... 

Passaic,  ist 

"         Dundee,    ....        .... 

"        German 

"         Wallington, 

Paterson,  ist 

2d, 

"         3d,^ 

ist  German 

"         Broadway  German,     .   .    . 
"  Church  of  Redeemer,     .    . 

"  East  Side, 

"  Lake  View, 

"  Madison  Avenue,     .... 

"         St.  Augustine, 

"  Westminster 

Ridgewood, 

Rutherford,  1st, 

"  Emanuel  Chapel 

"  Kingsland  Chapel,  .    .    . 

"  Lyndhurst  Chapel,  .   .    . 

Tenafly, 

Weehawkeu, 

West  Hoboken, 

West  Millord 

Woodridge  Chapel 

Temporary  supplies, 


Totals. 


$1145  84  $2513  79 


$200  00 


200  00 
200  00 


$14  00 

236  z8 

II  20 

10  00: 

36  00 

20  85 

282  00 

47  75 

S  30 

10  00 

72  60 


^10  00 


^267  69^46  27 


$10  70 


4  29 
12  00 
93  89 
20  62 

5  80 


13  60 

171  50 

7  00 
12  00 
18  00 

112  49 

41  00 

8  50 
12  60 


100  00 

•122  00 


260  00 
100  00 
685  00 


$2456  00 


6  30  ...  . 
151  67   25  00 


95  60  i 
30  00 


J 1 584  841  $65  70 


J3  00 


J23  00 


^2827  75'  9336 


$14  00 

236  28 

II  20 

23  70 

36  00 

20  85 

282  00 

57  75 

5  30 

10  00 

72  60 


4  29 
12  oo> 

123  89 
20  62 

5  80 


13  60 

171  50 

7  00 

12  00 

18  00 

112  49 

41  00 

11  SO 

12  60 


6  30 
176  67 


95  60 
30  00 


118 

126 
445 

70 
158 
180 
204 
705 
320 

S3 

95 
363 

60 

21 

"3 

378 

139I 

58 

22 

254 

428 

306 

80 

123 

305 

205 

"5 

126 

40 

140 

40 

399 

15 

8s 

90 

144 

30 

478 

60 

34 


81673  54.  7,125 


igoo. 


Treasurer's  Report— Home  Missions. 


59 


Schedule  i—  ( Continued. ) 


NAMES  OF  CHURCHES. 


S  -^ 


3  j3 


u 


%-k  I 


E  S       i2 


«  b 


26  + 
26 
26 
30 

30 
30 
26 


37— 
26— 
26 
30 

'3  + 

26 

"  + 

17 

27— 

26— 

26+ 

30 

26 

31— 

26 

28— 

30 

30 

12  + 

26 

27— 

28+ 

26 

23— 

32— 

26 

25 

12 

26 

26 

32  + 

26 

31  + 

30— 

26 

22  + 

33— 

26 


WITHIN  PRESBYTERY  OF  MONMOUTH. 


J292   50 


235   00 


192   50 


190  00 


I  245 


290  00 


Allentown, 

Asbury  Park,  ist,    ...... 

"  "       Weslminster,     .   , 

Atlantic  Highlands, 

Barnegat 

Forked  River, 

Belmar, 

Beverly, 

Bordentown, 

Burlington, 

Columbus, 

Cranbury,  ist, 

2d 

Cream  Ridge, 

Delanco 

Englishtown, 

Farmingdale, 

Freehold, 

Hightstown, 

Holmanville, 

Lakehurst, 

Hope, 

Jacksonville, 

Providence, 

Jamesburg, 

Keyport, 

Lake  wood 

Long  Branch, 

Manalapan, 

Manasquan, 

Matawan, 

Moorestown, 

Mt.  Holly, 

New  Gretna, 

Oceanic 

Perrineville 

Plattsburg, 

Plumsted, 

Pt.  Pleasant, 

Red  Bank 

Riverton,  Calvary, 

Sayreville,  German, 

Shrewsbury, 

South  Amboy 

South  River,  German, 

Tennent, 

Toms  River, 230  00 

Tuckerton, 250  00 

West  Mantoloking, I       50  00 

Individual  Gifts, I  .    .    .    . 

Presbyterial  Missionary, 330  00 

Temporary  supplies, 100  00 


260  00 


75  00 


180  00 


172  00 


290  00 


Totals, 


^76 
35 
24 
21 

r  18 

L    6 

IS 
57 
20 

lOI 

15 

no 
74 
7 
23 
20 

17 

93 
36 
6 
19 
13 


10 
IS 

72 
60 

100 

00 

18 

00 

S3 

10 

$28  97 


$2.  00 


56  42 


4  00 
41  60 


22  36I 
7  00 
6  ooj 

27  " 

65 

29 


4  60 


«76  46 
35  88 
24  44 
21  00 

18  00 

6  90 
IS  08 
57  SO 
20  28 

loi  00 
15  60 

no  so 
74  40 

7  30 
23  40 
20  00 

17  00 
95  60 
65  22 

6  25 

19  50 
13  °o 
10  72 
IS  60 

100  00 

18  00 
53  10 


19  S7 

56  42 
51  69 
27  00 
41  60 
18  00 
30  00 
22  36 

7  00 
6  00 
27  82 
65  00 

29  85 

22    JO 

40  00 
26  00 
IS  60 

57  00 

30  00 
13  78 


foS  24 


35  24 


294 

138 

94 

70 

60 

23 

58 

215 

78 

2761 

6x| 

425 

248 

55 

90 

180 

100 

360 

251 

24 

6s 

50 

35 

60 

360 

60 

177 

195 

160 

217 

193 

95 

160 

79, 
94 
86 
28 
50 

107 

250 
93 
85 

129 
87 
60 

256 
92 
S3; 


2  00  JiSio  93.  J130  99    $6  60,     235  24  J1683  76;    6,4761    .26 


6o 


Treasurer's  Report— Home  Missions. 


Oct., 


Schedule  i — ( Continued. ) 


NAMES  OF  CHURCHES. 


WITHIN  PRESBYTERY   OP    MORRIS  AND 
ORANGE. 


Berkshire  Valley, 

Mine  Hill, 

Dover,  Welsh, 

BoontOD, 

Chatham, 

Chester, ; 

Dover,  ist, 

East  Orange,  I  St 

"  Arlington  Avenue, 
Bethel, 

"  Brick 

Elmwood  Chapel, 


e  S 


J350  00 


Fairmount, 
Flandeis. 


German  Valley, 

Hanover, 

Olivet,     .   .   .    . 

Madison, 

Mendham,  ist, 

2d, 

Morris  Plains, 

Morristown,  ist, 

"  South  Street, 

Mt.  Freedom, 

Mt.  Olive, 

Myersville,  German,  .   .    . 
New  Providence,     .... 

New  Vernon, 

Orange,  ist, 

"        Central 

"        German,     .   .   .    . 
Hill  Side 

"        St.  Cloud,     .   .    . 

Orange  Valley, 

Parsippany, 

Pleasant  Grove, 

Pleasant  Valley, 

Rockaway,    ....... 

Schooley's  Mountain,    .    . 

South  Orange,  ist,  .        .    . 

"  "        Trinity, 

Stirling, 

Succasunna 

Summit,  Central,     .... 

Vailsburgh, 

Whippany, 

Wyoming 

Individual  Gift, 


25  00 
150  00 
SO  00 


r$io  so 

8  70 

L  5  70 
109  25 
100  00 
10  00 

99  75 
220  00 

68  08 
93  21 

170  00 
7  35 
16  00 
20  00 
20  CO 
80  00 
2  50 

136  27 
84  so 


150  00 

200  00 

83  34 


Totals,  ., $1483  34 


WITHIN  PRESBYTERY  OF  NEWARK. 


Arlington, 

Bloomfield,  ist,    .... 

"  German,  .    . 

"           Westminster, 
Caldwell, 


7  00 

3°'  34 
250  00 

6  00 
22  00 
10  00 

7  70 
25  15 

225  00 

2  SO  00 

20  00 

131  20 

40  00 

10  00 

10  62 

18  00 

S  00 
42  25 
IS  00 

98  70 

55  00 
387 
28  00 
92  4' 
5  00 
20  00 
10  50 


$2971  55 


to  57 
225  00 


I2S  00 
27  78 


$55  00 


$7  00 


$85  00 


3-= 


o  u 


$14  75 


|i4  75 


g  o  so 

8  70 

5  70 

109  2S 

100  00 

10  00 

154  75 

220  00 

68  08 

93  21 

170  00 

7  35 

16  GO 

20  CO 

20  00 

80  00 

2  50 

166  27 

84  50 


7  00 

301  34 
250  00 

6  00 
22  00 
10  00 

7  70 
25  15 

22S  00 
250  00 

27  00 
131  20 

40  00 
10  00 

10  6z 
18  00 

5  00 
42  25 
15  00 
98  70 
55  00 

387 

28  00 
92  41 

5  00 
20  00 
10  50 
14  75 


54 

35 

'9 

359 

239 

131 

474 
722 


324 

136 

.29- 

•39- 

■as-t 

54 

.30- 

126 

.21-t- 
16- 

296 

.274 

42s 
265 

39-t 
.32- 

55 

627 
780 
los 

.084 
.48  + 

.06— 

72 

•3'- 

104 

.10— 

70 
167 

.11 

•15  + 

727 

•31- 

442 

57- 

119 

•23- 

371 

.35  H 

125 

■32 

IIS 

.08  H 

j8i 

.ti4 

.lO— 

96 

■os-f 

^?i 

•154- 
.26- 

329 

112 

.30 

.40  + 

fe  57 

22S  00 


I2S  00 
27  78 


34 

.114 

148 

.19- 

361 

26- 

90 

.06- 

107 

■19  + 

30 

•35 

1026 1 

.30 

235 

.044 

5«9 

.38  + 

I2S 

388 

.324 

419 

.07- 

I  goo. 


Treasurer's  Report— Home  Missions. 


6i 


Schedule  i— ( Continued. ) 


NAMES  OF  CHURCHES. 


WITHIN  PRES.  OF  NEWARK — (Con.) 


Kearney,  Knox, 

Lyons  Farms, 

Montclair,  ist 

"  Grace, 

"  Trinity, 

Newark,  ist, 

2d, 

•'         3d 

6th 

"         ist  German 

ad  "  .... 

••        3d         "  ... 

"         1st  Italian, 

"         Bethany, 

"         Calvary, 

"         Central, 

"         Fewsmith  Memorial, 
"         Fifth  Avenue,     .   .    . 
Forest  Hill,  .   .    . 

"  High  Street,  .  .  .  . 
"  House  of  Hope,  .  . 
"  Immanuel  German,  . 
"         Manhattan  Park,  .    . 

"         Memorial, 

Park, 

"         Plane  Street,   .... 

"         Roseville, 

"         South  Park,     .... 

"         Wyckliffe, 

Roseland, 

Verona 

Temporary  supplies, 


Totals, 


WITHIN  PRESBYTERY  OF    NEW 
BRUNSWICK. 

Alexandria,  ist, 

Amwell,  ist 

2d, 

"         United, 

Bound  Brook, 

Dayton,  

Dutch  Neck, 

Ewing, .    .    .    . 

Flemington, 

Frenchtown, 

Hamilton  Square, 

Holland, 

Hopewell, 

Kingston, 

Kingwood, 

Kirkpatrick  Memorial, 

Lambertville, 

Lawrenceville, 

Milford, 

New  Brunswick,  ist,  •".... 
2d, 


$200  00 


200  00 
200  00 


950  00 


$20  00 

18  86 

51  00 

6  50 

70  00 

300  00 

375  00 

235  00 

8  37 


10  00 

35  55 

36  00 


$5  00  Jio  00 


20  25 

79  56 
142  26 

3  44 
14  00 

14  00 

15  00 
50  00 
25  00 

250  CO 
150  00 

4  39 
7  00 

10  92 


6  99 


J17S0  00I2259  45 


$24  55 
25  00 
5  00 
8  00 
55  00 
63  00 
72  00 

45  31 
158  10 

46  39 
66  60 

23  00 

24  54 
27  bo 

2  00 
5  00 
150  50 
63  00 
63  00 
158  43 


$11  99  $12  17 


$$   00 


$4  00 


_E 


$35  00 

18  86 

51  00 

6  50 

70  00 

300  00 

275  00 

235  00 

8  37 


10  00 

35  55 

36  00 


3.5 
25 


27  24 

79  56 

142  26 

561 

14  00 

14  00 

15  00 
50  00 
25  00 

250  00 
150  00 

4  39 
7  00 
10  92 


331 
127 
476 
no 

218 
899 
646 
576 
250 
142 
239 


350 

3'6 

359 

225 

306 

455 
180 
65 
49 
523 
650 

94 
925 
588 
175 

67 


.11 — 
•  15— 
.11 — 

.06 — 
32  + 
■33+ 
•43— 
•41  — 
.03  + 


.11  + 

'■05  + 
.10  + 

.11  + 

'.12  + 
.26 
•31  + 
.03  + 
.21  + 
.28  + 
•03— 
.08— 
•27— 
.27  + 
.26— 

•03— 
.10  + 
.26 


$2283  61 


$24  55 
25  00 
5  00 
8  00 
55  00 
63  00 
72  00 
45  31 
158  10 
51  39 
66  60 
23  00 
30  00 
37  80 
2  00 
5  00 
150  50 
63  00 
63  00 
158  43 
25  00 


11624 


1:9 

87 
112 
410 
207 
240 
M7 
527 
174 
222 

95 


210 
209 
515 
196 


.12  + 

.21  + 
.06— 
.07  + 
.13  + 
•30  + 
.30 

•3'— 
•30 
■Z°— 
3° 

.24+ 

.18— 

•30 

.09+ 

.03— 

•31— 

•30 

.30+ 

•31— 
•  13— 


62 


Treasurer's  Report— Home  Missions. 


Oct. 


Schedule  i — {Continued. ) 


NAMES  OF  CHURCHES. 


WITHIN    PRBSBYTBRY  OP    NEW    BRUNS- 
WICK— (Con.) 


Pennington, 

Princeton,  ist, 

2d, 

"  Witherspoon  Street,  .   .    . 

Stockton,    

Titusville, 

Trenton,  ist 

2d 

"        3d 

"         4th 

"         5th 

"         Bethany, 

"        East  Trenton, 

"        Italian  Mission, 

"         Prospect  Street, 

"  "  •'       Brookville, 

"         Walnut  Avenue 

Gift  of  "  G," 


Totals, 


WITHIN    PRKSUVTERY    OF    NEWTON. 


Andover,         

Asbury, 

Beattystown, 

Mansfield,  2d, 

Belvidere,  1st 

2d 

Blairstown, 

Bloomsbury, 

Branchville, 

Danville, 

Deckertown, 

Delaware, 

Franklin  Furnace, 

Greenwich, 

Hackettstown, 

Harmony, 

Johnsonburg  (Yellow  Frame), 

Knowlton, 

Lafayette, 

Maricsboro 

Musconetcong  Valley,    .    .    .    . 

Newton 

North  Hardyston, 

Ogdensburg, 

Oxford,  ist, 

2d 

Phillipsburg,  ist 

"  Westminister,     . 

Sparta, 

Stanhope 

Stewartsville, 

Stillwater, 


■a  c 

«^ 

0  " 

1  «* 

g:E 


?i75  00 
138  00 
125  00 


J1200  00 


.2  « 

9  V 


$32  20 

207  64 
10  00 
27  30 

21  35 
281  35 

12  00 
115  00 
100  00 

35  00 

ID  00 

5  00 

3  00 

200  00 


—  ■£ 


$23  46 


55  00 


30  00 


5  00 
7  32 


$2378  44 


75  00 1 

4  95 

3  07 

43  00 

10  00 

112  SO 


J135  24 


$12  50 


15  00 
22  00 

35  00 

TO  00 

22  45 
12  00 

135  00 

21  15 

I  30 

6  00 

16  72 
25  00 

5  00 
200  00 

23  98 


20  00 


8  80 
IS  00 
21  00 
15  00 
54  40 

4  26 


$2   00 


$n  50 


$11  25 


J150  00 


J150  00 


_  s 


195  38 

209  64 
10  00 
27  30 
23  85 

304  81 
12  00 

170  00 

100  00 

35  00 

10  00 

45  00 

3  00 

208  00 

7  32 

12  00 

150  00 


SI 

a 


328 
409 
280 

94 
9' 
144 

527 
183 
50s 
269 
268 
772 
376 


320 

30 


$2687  18 


$6  8. 1 
75  ool 
4  95I 
3  07. 
43  00 
10  00 
125  00 


15  00 
22  00 
35  00 
10  00 

22  45 
12  00 

13s  00 

21  15 

I  30 

6  00 

16  72 
25  00 

5  00 
200  00 

23  98 


103 
135 

38 

35 
350 
224 
218 
117 
152 

76 
146 

72 
132 
=341  -05  + 
400]  .3S— 
144  -'5— 

54   02  + 

80|  .07  + 

76,  .22 
100  .25 
1361  .04 — 
55"  -36+ 
109 1  .22 


20  00 

III 

4  74 

278 

20  05 

300 

15  00 

177 

21  00 

114 

15  00 

57 

54  40 

200 

4  26 

.84 

jgoo. 


Treasurer's  Report -Home  Missions. 


63 


Schedule  1— {Continued.) 


NAMES  OF  CHURCHES. 


WITHIN    PRES.    OF    NEWTON — (Con.) 


Wantage,  ist.    .    .    , 
2d,    .   .   . 
Washington,  ... 
John  D.  Simmons,  , 


Totals, 


WITHIN  PRESBYTERY  OF  WEST  JERSEY. 

Absecon, 

Pleasantville, 

Atco, 

Waterford, 

Atlantic  City,  ist, 

"  "      Chelsea  Mission,      .   . 

"  "      Westminster  Mission, 

"  "      German, 

"  "      Olivet, 

Audubon, 

Berlin, 

Billingsport, 

Swedesboro, 

Blackwood, 

Bridgeton,  ist 

2d 

"  4th,     

"  Irving  Avenue, 

West, 

Bunker  Hill, 

Glassboro,  

Camden,  ist, 

2d 

"         Bethany, 

"         Calvary,       

"  "  Chapel, 

"         Liberty  Park, 

Cape  May  City, 

Cedarville,         

"  Osborn  Memorial ,     . 

Clayton 

Cold  Spring, 

Green  Creek 

Deerfield, .    .    . 

Elmer, 

Elwood  Brainerd, 

Fairfield 

Gloucester  City, 

Greenwich, 

Haddonfield, 

Hammonton,  ist, 

"  Italian, 

Holly  Beach 

Janvier, 

Jericho 

Leeds  Point, 

Mays  Landing, 

Merchantviile 

Millville ■ 


es 


J200  00 


$83  33 
>2^s  00 


250  00 
200  00 


200  00 
150  00 


$10  12 

IS  00 

125  00 


21094  51 


f,ix  10 

20  28 

f      8  70 

I      6  24 


25 

27 

II 
3 
9 

18 

48  00 
100 
122 

28 

35 

80 


2° 


•a -a 
U 


$17  24 


$11  25 


J20  00 


9 
129 
113 


200  00 
250  00 


35  00 
5  00 
10  40 

35  87 
39  52 
13  00 
6i  80 

36  40 
5  25 

57  00 
24  00 
10  50 
26  25 


"5  38 


150  00 

50  00 

166  66 


34  00 

59  90 

30  00 

7  02 

12  74 
6  24 

10  00 

3  70 
24  00 
30  00 

13  84 


3.- 
5  « 


a  o 


$10  00 


$37  00 


-e 


^lO  12 

15  00 

125  00 

10  00 


$1133    00 


$11    10 
20    2" 

8  70 

6  24 

152  00 


25  00 

27  00 
II  50 

3  00 
9  00 

18    CO 

48  00 
115  00 
122  05 

28  08 
35  ic. 
80  00 

8  06 

9  36 
129  48 
113  18 


o  o 
I" 

:z; 


46 
180 
569 


5.798 


37 
78 
29 
24 
253 


72  00 

5  00 

10  40 

54  31 
39  52 
13  00 
63  80 
36  40 

5  25 

57  °o 
24  00 
10  50 

26  25 
30  00 
34  00 
59  90 
30  00 

7  02 

12  74 

6  24 
10  00 

3  70 
24  00 
30  00 

13  84 


143 
37 
12 

25 
41 
160 


2  £ 


.22 

.08  + 
.22 


30 
.26 
.30 
.26 

.60  + 


•25 
.19— 

•31  + 
25 
.36 
.44— 
•30 


316 

.36+ 

371 

•33— 

108 

.26 

135 

.26 

247 

.32  + 

29 

.28— 

36 

.26 

498 

.26 

435 

.26  + 

30 

45° 

.16 

40 

.26 

210 

.26— 

147 

.27— 

70 

.19— 

210 

.30+ 

140 

26 

20 

.26 

217 

26+ 

8s 

.28+ 

36 

.29  + 

102 

.26— 

97 

•31— 

I2S 

.27+ 

210 

.29— 

174 

•17+ 

27 

.26 

49 

.26 

24 

.26 

38 

.26+ 

I 

3-7° 

70 

.34  + 

160 

.19— 

633 

.02  + 

64 


Treasurer's  Report  -Home  Missions. 


OcL, 


Schedule  i — ( Continued. ) 


NAMES  OF  CHURCHES. 


WITHIN    PRESBYTBRY   OF   WEST 
JERSEY — (Con.) 


North  Cramer  Hill,  Grace, 

Ocean  City, 

Pittsgrove 

Salem,  ist, 

Tuckahoe, 

Vineland 

Wenonah, 

Williamstown, 

Woodbury, 

Woodstown 

William  Aikman,  .... 
W.  M.  McCullough,  .  .  . 
Presbyterial  Missionary,  . 
Temporary  supplies,  .    .   . 


Totals, J4130  37  $1893  45 


J250  00 
150  00 


300  00 
515  00 


J27  30 
14  10 

47  35 
58  00 
7  00 
25  00 
61  00 
36  00 
6s  14 
16  00 


i:-° 


5"  25 
17  95 


10  00 
3  00 


c  a 


JS  00 
12  00 


Jio  00 
25  00 


$27  30 
14  10 
63  60 
87  95 
7  00 
25  00 
76  00 
36  00 
75  14 
19  00 
10  00 
25  00 


Ji39  64  $57  ool     835  00  $2125  og     7,: 


E  S 


105 

47 
230 
250 

26 
250 

lOI 

132 

210 

62 


Me 
eg  B 


>  c 

< 


.26 
.30 
.28 

•  35  + 

.27— 

.10 

•75  + 

•27  + 

.36- 

•31— 


Schedule  2. 
Being  a  summary  0/  columns  2,3,  4,  ^  and  6  of  Schedule  i. 


presbyteries. 


Corisco,  .... 
Elizabeth,  .... 
Jersey  City,  .  .  . 
Monmouth,  .  .  . 
Morris  and  Orange, 

Newark 

New  Brunswick,    . 

Newton, 

West  Jersey,  .    .    . 

Totals.  .    .    . 


6  « 
2  o 


O 


$10  00 

2,513  79 
1,584  84 

1,510  93 
2,971  55 
2.259  45 
2.378  44 
1,094  SI 
1,893  45 


Jii6,2i6  96 


J267  69 

6s  70 

130  99 

7  00 

II  99 

135  24 

17  24 

139  64 


377";  49 


HO  27 
23  00 
6  60 
85  00 
12  17 
23  50 

II    2S 

57  00 


8264  79 


$35  24 
14  75 


150  00 
10  00 
35  00 


$244  99 


gio  00 
2,827  75 
1.673  54 
1,683  76 
3,078  30 
2,28^  61 
2.687  18 
1,133  00 
2,125  09 


S17.502  2, 


I  goo. 


Treasurer's  Report—Home  Missions. 


65 


Schedule  3. 

Showing  the  amounts  which  the  respective  Presbyteries  were  asked  to 
Contribute,  the  amounts  received,  and  the  excess  or  deficiency. 


PRESBYTERIES. 


■Corisco, 

Elizabeth, 

Jersey  City,  .... 
Monmouth,  .... 
Morris  and  Orange, 

Newark, 

New  Brunswick,  .   . 

Newton, 

West  Jersey,    .   .   . 


Deficiency, 


g2,8oo  80 

1,852  50 

1,683  76 

3,078  30 

3,022  24 

2,772  00 

1,275  56 

2,051  92 


gi8,537  08 
17,502  23 


Si,034  85 


$10  00 
2,827  75 
1,673  54 
1,683  76 
3,078  30 
2,283  61 
2,687  18 
1,133  °° 
2,125  °9 


$17,502  23 


gio  00 
26  95 


73  17 


$110  12 


$178  96 


738  63 
84  82 
142  56 


Schedule  4. 


Showing  the  appropriations  to  the  respective  Presbyteries,  the  amounts 
paid  for  services  therein,  and  the  unused  batances. 


PRESBYTERIES. 


Monmouth, 

Morris  and  Orange,     .    .    . 

Newark, 

New  Brunswick,     .   .    .    . 

Newton, 

West  Jersey, 

Administration  Expenses, 


Appropri- 
ations. 


Elizabeth ^1,300  00 

Jersey  City, 2,600  00 

4,000  00 
1,800  00 
1,775  00 
1,200  00 
1,200  00 
4,200  00 
300  00 

;Ji8,375  00 


Amounts 
Paid. 


gi,i45  B4 
2,456  00 
3,982  00 
1.483  34 
1,750  00 

1,200    00 
1,000   00 

4.130  37 


$17,428  03 


Unused 
Balances. 


$154  16 
144  00 

18  00 
316  66 

25  00 

200  00 
69  63 

19  52 

^946  97 


66  Foreign  Missions.  Oct., 


V— REPORT  OF  THE  PERMANENT  COMMITTEE  ON 
FOREIGN  MISSIONS. 

Never  has  Foreign  ]\Iissions  had  such  a  hearing  as  in  this  closing 
year  of  the  century,  accentuated  by  foes  as  well  as  friends.  The 
World's  Council  brought  to  New  York  hundreds  of  missionaries 
from  nearly  all  countries  and  thousands  of  hearers,  who,  daj'  after 
day,  crowded  great  halls  and  churches  with  every  indication  of 
enthusiastic  approval.  The  universality  and  magnitude  of  the 
gathering,  its  striking  personnel,  its  solid  and  startling  testimony, 
bore  noble  tribute  to  missions  as  a  world-wide  force,  to  missionaries 
as  a  matchless  body  of  world  benefactors,  to  the  Christian  church 
as  the  palladium,  and.  under  God,  the  proprietor  of  this  mighty 
agency.  The  foes  of  missions  were  somewhat  stirred  and  a  few 
discordant  voices  were  heard  at  the  time  ;  when,  later,  a  bod}'  of 
reactionary  heathen  in  China  arose  against  foreigners  and  foreign 
religions,  making  missionaries  their  special  object  of  attack,  the 
chorus  of  objectors  became  louder  and  pronounced  missionaries  the 
enemies  of  China,  and  missions  a  failure  and  a  stumbling-block. 
Whatever  may  have  been  said  justly  as  to  Jesuitical  intrigue,  arro- 
gance and  spoliation  had  no  application  to  the  body  of  ProtCvStant 
workers,  who  have  always  been  the  friends  of  the  natives,  many  of 
them  having,  in  the  present  crisis,  risked  their  lives  in  defence  of 
the  persecuted  Christians. 

Unless  the  analogy  of  history  shall  fail,  achievements  more 
marked  and  sweeping  may  be  looked  for  as  the  result  of  a  prompt 
and  aggressive  treatment  of  this  crisis.  Leave  China,  just  now  ; 
abandon  the  native  Christians  to  their  fate ;  relinquish  strategic 
points  gained  through  toils  and  tears  of  those  gone  to  glor}^  ;  con- 
fess defeat,  and  furl  the  flag  of  conquest,  because  of  opposition  ? 
Let  cravens  do  it,  the  missionaries  never  will  !  Withdraw  funds, 
because  some  of  the  work  is  interrupted  .^  Rather,  redouble  funds 
to  meet  losses  and  unusual  expenses,  and  push  the  work  as  never 
before. 

To  the  bereaved  parents  and  friends  of  the  maityr  missionaries 
(some  of  them  greatly  beloved  among  us)  shall  we  offer  condolence 
or  congratulation?  Both,  surely;  believing  that  the  "joy  which 
Cometh  in  the  morning"  will  cause  them  to  forget  "the  weeping 
which  endureth  for  a  night." 

Though  China  has  so  largely  occupied  our  attention,  it  is  not  the 
only  field  which  calls  for  sympathy.  So  does  India,  with  its  gigan- 
tic scourge  of  famine  (for  relief  of  which  the  Board  has  forwarded 
$90,000)  ;  Persia  and  Syria,  with  their  chronic  misgovernment  ; 
Japan,  with  its  irritating  experiments  in  education  ;  South  America, 
priest  ridden,  and  the  Philippines,  our  newest  field  ;  and,  not  least, 
our  own  West  Africa,  whose  force,  so  hopefully  augmented  a  year 
or  two  ago,  has  been  sorely  depleted  b}^  sickness,  while  one  or  two 


igoo.  Foreign  Missions  67 

of  the  interior  stations  have  had  to  be  abandoned,  owing  to  war 
between  the  local  tribes.  In  spite  of  such  drawbacks  the  member- 
ship in  these  countries  is  steadily  increasing  and  the  prospect  was 
never  brighter. 

Siam,  Laos  and  Korea  continue  to  be  favored  fields,  with  com- 
paratively little  opposition  and  growth  almost  startling.  What 
would  be  thought,  in  this  country,  of  a  record  like  that  of  Korea — 
841,  or  43  per  cent.,  increase  in  membership,  and  261  churches,  all 
but  three  self-supporting  ? 

Turning  our  view  to  the  home  side  of  Foreign  Missions,  the 
moral  and  financial  support  of  the  work  abroad  we  feel  constrained 
to  admonish  our  churches  again  that  the  chief  resource  is  prayer 
to  "the  Lord  of  the  harvest."  If  our  people  would  pray  aright, 
the  support  and  success  of  missions  would  be  assured.  Let  our- 
selves learn  to  pray  "Thy  kingdom  come,"  and  to  plead  God's 
abundant  promises  of  enlargement  and  triumph  ;  let  us  teach  our 
people  to  offer  intelligent  and  constant  petitions  for  missions.  The 
monthly  concert  will  unite  the  prayers  of  God's  people  and  afford 
noble  opportunity  for  instruction.  The  monthly  concert  in  every 
church,  preferably  on  the  Lord's  Day,  would  mark  a  long  step  of 
progress. 

To  promote  intelligent  and  systematic  giving  the  church  maga- 
zines and  the  tracts  of  the  Board  and  the  Woruan's  Boards  should 
be  in  general  and  constant  use.  The  Year- Book  of  Prayer  in  every 
home  would  be  a  valuable  stimulus  ;  the  Assembly  Herald  Woman's 
Work,  Over  Land  and  Sea,  which  have  attained  a  high  degree  of 
excellence,  should  be  in  reach  of  every  family.  The  secular  maga- 
zine and  the  novel  might  often  be  replaced  with  advantage  by  those 
inspiring  annals  of  missionary  life  and  labor,  like  Paton's,  which 
make  distant  lands  real  and  thrill  us  with  the  heroic  adventures 
and  accomplishments  of  God's  messengers  to  the  heathen. 

Sixty-nine  missionaries,  the  largest  number  yet,  went  last  year. 
Many  of  them  secured  their  own  equipment.  The  number  of  Ameri- 
cans is  728,  assisted  by  more  than  twice  as  many  natives,  in  fifteen 
countries.  To  send  and  sustain  these ;  to  build  and  maintain 
churches,  schools,  hospitals  ;  to  provide  a  native  literature,  and  to 
pay  the  necessary  expenses  of  administration,  the  Church  raised 
$890,000.  Of  this,  all  but  $60,000  came  from  the  living.  The 
Woman's  Boards  raised  just  about  the  same  amount  as  the  churches 
proper,  and  the  expenses  of  administration  were  5  % .  The  total  is 
a  gratifying  increase,  having  enabled  the  Board  to  begin  its  year 
with  a  surplus  of  $25,000.  Of  this,  $14,000  was  at  once  appropriated, 
largely  for  new  dwellings  for  missionaries  whose  health  was 
endangered  by  unsanitary  surroundings.  One  third  of  our  churches 
gave  nothing. 

Of  the  $830,000  from  the  living  church,  the  Synod  of  New  Jersey 
gave  $86,000 — more  than  one-tenth  :  much  more  if  we  add  the  sum 


68  Foreign   Missions.  Oct., 

of  $20,000  reported  to  the  Assembly  but  not  credited  to  the  churches 
by  the  Board.  Of  this  $20,000,  more  than  half  is  traced  to  a  single 
church.  The  aggregate  from  our  S3mod  is  $1,545  less  than  last 
year  as  reported  in  the  Assembly's  Minutes.  But  when  we  dis- 
cover that  a  single  church  reports  $10,000  less  than  last  year,  we 
see  that  there  has  been  a  considerable  gain  elsewhere.  Your  Com- 
mittee have  about  reached  the  conclusion  that  comparisons  are  most 
safel}'  made  from  the  Board's  Report.  If  all  sums  sent  through 
other  channels  could  be  classed  miscellaneous,  our  figures  would 
yield  more  trustworthy  conclusions.  The  churches  of  our  Synod 
gave  69c.  per  member,  exceeding  New  York,  next  highest,  17c.  The 
churches  of  Morris  and  Orange  Presbytery  show  an  average  of  $1.45, 
exceeding  b}-  5c.  the  Presbytery  of  New  York.  The  Assemblj-'s 
Report  shows  20  non-contributing  churches  in  our  Synod,  the 
Board's,  46.     The  usual  comparative  statement  is  as  follows  : 

Presbytery.  Gain.  Loss.  Blanks.  Total. 

Corisco, $1  00  o  $?5  00 

Elizabeth, 8,333  00  4  26,840  00 

Jersey  City, $2,550  00 

IMonmouth, 63  00 

Morris  and  Orange,    .    .         274  00 

Newark, 803  00 

New  Brunswick,      .   .    .      1,822  00 

Newton,      528  00 

West  Jersey, 749  00 


4  8,028  00 

1  N.  B.  5,966  00 

2  25,880  00 
2  18,113  00 

0  10,332  00 

1  5,823  00 

5  4,837  00 


$6,789  00       $8,334  00        20       $105,844  00 
6,789  00 

Net  loss, $1,545  00 

Average  per  member $1  52 

While  our  Synod  is  in  some  respects  at  the  front,  we  have  much 
yet  to  accomplish.  Many  churches  are  far  below  their  privilege  ; 
a  multitude  of  members  give  nothing  ;  some  of  our  cities  have  a 
standard  exceedingly  low.  We  must  not  be  satisfied  until  the 
church  members  who  now  give  nothing  shall  have  become  regular 
contributors  and' those  who  give  but  a  trifle  adopt  a  higher  standard. 
The  special  effort  of  the  immediate  future  should  be  to  see  that  no 
church  fails  of  a  yearly  gift  and  that  no  non-contributing  member 
shall  be  unsolicited  for  one. 

Your  Committee  has  arranged  with  the  Rev.  J.  H.  Laughlin,  01 
Chining  Chow,  China,  and  Rev.  IMelvin  Fraser,  of  West  Africa,  to 
make  educational  tours  in  the  Synod  for  the  next  two  or  three 
•weeks,  between  Thanksgiving  and  Christmas.  Churches  desiring 
an  address  from  them  should  see  the  Committee  at  once.  It  is 
especially  desired  to  extend  this  privilege  to  churches  who  do  not 
ordinaril}'  hear  missionaries. 


iqoo 


Foreign  Missions.  69 


The  Committee  offers  for  adoption  the  following  resolutions  : 

1.  The  Synod  gives  thanks  to  God  for  substantial  progress  in 
Foreign  Missions,  at  home  and  abroad,  even  in  troublous  times,  and 
for  His  marvelous  preservation  of  the  lives  of  so  many  of  our  mis- 
sionaries in  the  midst  of  extreme  danger. 

2.  Our  heartfelt  sympathy  is  extended  to  the  families  of  the 
martyr  missionaries,  and  to  the  survivors  and  the  native  Christians, 
in  China  and  elsewhere  who  are  carrying  unwonted  burdens. 

3.  We  give  renewed  expression  of  confidence  in  our  missions' 
force  and  our  missions'  administration,  thankful  that  the  Board  and 
its  Secretaries  have  had  strength  to  endure  and  wisdom  to  direct 
through  the  stress  of  the  past  months. 

4.  To  our  Woman's  Societies,  always  capable  and  devoted,  we 
tender  thanks  for  their  valuable  report  and  the  assurance  of  our 
hearty  co-operation  ;  to  our  young  people,  appreciation  of  their 
labors  and  gifts  and  encouragement  to  larger  endeavor. 

5.  Recognizing  prayer  and  instruction  as  mainsprings  of  pro- 
gress, we  press  the  monthly  concert  upon  every  church,  also  the 
more  general  use  of  the  magazines  and  tracts  furnished  by  the 
church  and  the  Boards.  We  also  recommend  special  prayer  during 
the  week  beginning  October  28th,  with  reference  to  the  present 
crisis  in  China. 

6  We  give  indorsement  and  promise  of  help  to  our  Committee 
in  carrying  out  its  projected  educational  tours  by  missionaries, 
welcoming  these  beloved  brethren  to  our  churches  and  our  homes. 
7.  We  believe  that  the  time  has  come  for  sy.stematic  effort  to  make 
every  metnber  and  adherent  a  regular  supporter  of  missions,  and  we 
will  exert  ourselves  to  that  end 

HENRY  S.  BUTLER, 

Chairvian. 


7o  Woman's  Work  for  Home  Missions.  Od.^ 


VI.— TWENTY-THIRD  ANNUAL  REPORT  OF  THE  WOMAN'S 
SYNODICAL  SOCIETY  OF  HOME  MISSIONS  IN  THE  SYNOD 
OF  NEW  JERSEY. 

The  report  of  the  3'ear  calls  for  a  song  of  praise  and  a  prayer  of 
thanksgiving  Bearing  in  mind  our  watchword  for  the  past  year, 
"  intercessory  prayer,"  we  may  fulh'  believe  that  God  has  indeed 
received  our  supplication  and  blessed  our  work  out  of  the  fulness 
of  His  love. 

Reviewing  the  work  of  the  eight  Presbyterial  societies,  with  their 
198  individual  societies,  embracing  a  membership  of  10,868,  84 
Bands,  69  contributing  Sundaj^-schools,  and  Young  People's  Societies 
of  Christian  Endeavor,  which  form  the  Sj^nod — 

We  note  first  the  contributions  according  to  Presbj'teries  : 

Value  of  Boxes  Money. 

Elizabeth, $2,612  31  $5364  53 

Jersey  City 1,681  00  2,019  48 

Monmouth, 1,212  66  1,811  03 

Morris  and  Orange, 5,216  84  5,882  27 

Newark. 2,877  79  2,137  05 

New  Brunswick 1,805  09  2,703  13 

Newton 499  00  1,615  §5 

West  Jersey, 1,247  06  1.2S5  53 

The  total  amounts  paid  to  the  Woman's  Board  of  Home  Missions 
during  the  year  ending  March  31st,  1900  are  $22,242.28  for  Home 
Missions  $2,018.59  for  Freedmen,  making  in  all  $24,260.87,  being 
an  increase  of  $2,273.67  over  last  year. 

Of  this  total,  $3,320.48  was  contributed  to  the  Synodical  special 
objects,  namely  : 

Asheville  Farm  School,      $1,02835 

To  the  Work  in  Alaska, 682  05 

Good- Will  Mission,      604  91 

Ferguson  Academy, 1,005  07 

The  Presbyterial  societies  are  well  oflBcered  and  are  doing  good 
work  The  membership  of  the  societies  has  increased  in  numbers, 
the  gain  being  2,540.  The  number  of  Bands  is  the  same,  while  there 
has  been  an  increase  in  the  number  of  contributing  Sunday- 
schools. 

The  following  are  a  few  facts  of  interest  concerning  each  of  the 
Presb3'terial  societies  : 

Elizabeth  brings  in  reports  from  twenty-nine  auxiliaries.  Fifteen 
of  these  auxiliaries  have  increased  their  contributions,  four  have 
returned  an  equal  amount.  Last  year  the  auxiliaries  supported  ten 
scholarships  and  eight  teachers. 


igoo.  Woman's  Work  for  Home  Missions  7: 

Testimony  comes  from  \.\i^  Jersey  City  Presbj^ter}'  of  special  meet- 
ings being  held  for  prayer  by  many  of  the  auxiliaries.  Never 
before  so  great  a  spiritual  interest  in  the  work.  Many  evidences  of 
the  Holy  Spirit  in  their  midst. 

Although  Monmouth  reports  a  less  number  of  societies,  there  is  a 
larger  membership  and  a  greater  interest  manifested,  as  evidenced 
in  the  increased  number  of  meetings  held. 

The  auxiliaries  of  the  Morris  and  Orange  Presbytery  report  a 
deeper  interest,  a  larger  attendance  at  the  meetings,  and  their  usual 
zealous  support  of  the  work  of  the  Woman's  Board. 

Newark  reports  more  knowledge  of  the  specific  work  of  the 
Woman's  Board  and  more  interest  in  the  meetings  of  the  auxil- 
iaries.    Eleven  scholarships  and  three  teachers  are  supported. 

New  Brunswick  reports  that  a  greater  knowledge  of  mission  work 
is  manifest  ;  a  larger  membership  and  increased  contributions. 

Newton  reports  a  loss  in  membership.  A  larger  contribution  of 
money  shows  the  interest  in  mission  work  has  been  fully  main- 
tained 

West  Jersey  reports  an  increase  in  money,  in  organization,  and  an 
increase  in  interest  and  in  prayers.     Truly  a  shining  record. 

Thus  the  work  goes  on  from  year  to  year,  characterized  by  fairly 
liberal  offerings  and  self-sacrifice  ;  inspired  by  a  living  faith  in  the 
Master's  promise  of  a  triumphant  and  joyful  victory  "In  His 
Name." 

New  conditions  confront  the  Woman's  Board.  With  each  year 
come  new  opportunities,  greater  responsibilities.  Among  these  is 
the  assumption  on  the  part  of  the  Woman's  Board  of  an  equal  share 
in  providing  for  the  salaries  and  traveling  expenses  of  the  Synod- 
ical  Missionaries,  who  will  have  an  oversight  of  our  schools  located 
in  their  Synods. 

By  reason  of  pledged  funds,  raised  entirely  as  an  extra,  the 
Woman's  Board  were  enabled  to  commission  five  teachers  for  Porto 
Rico.  Both  Cuba  and  Porto  Rico  are  willing  and  eagerly  waiting 
to  welcome  the  teacher  of  the  pure  gospel. 

Our  prayers  are  still  needed  for  those  who  are  fighting  the  bat- 
tle of  righteousness  against  the  Mormon  iniquity.  Much  has  been 
accomplished  by  united  prayerful  effort.  Important  results  are 
still  to  be  achieved,  notably,  securing  an  amendment  to  the  Na- 
tional Constitution  making  polygamy  a  crime  in  every  State  in  the 
Union. 

While  the  new  work  is  vastly  important,  the  old  is  no  less  so, 
but  calls  for  renewed  zeal  and  that  steadfastness  of  purpose  which 
is  sure  to  effect  great  results. 

MRS.  E.  C.  MILES, 
Corresponding  Secretary. 


72  Woman's  Work  for  Home  Missions,  Oct.^ 


VII.— TWENTY-THIRD  ANNUAL  MEETING  OF  THE  WOMAN'S 
SYNODICAL  SOCIETY  FOR  HOME  MISSIONS. 

The  twenty-third  annual  meeting  of  the  Woman's  Synodical 
Society  of  Home  Missions  in  the  Synod  of  New  Jersey  was  held  in 
the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Newark,  N.  J.,  on  October  nth, 
1900, 

The  meeting  was  called  to  order  by  the  President,  Mrs.  W.  E. 
Honeyman,  at  11  A.  M.,  and  opened  with  the  reading  of  Scripture 
from  the  fifth  chapter  of  Ephesians,  by  the  President,  followed  by 
a  prayer  by  Mrs.  J.  H.  Owens. 

The  roll  was  called  by  Presbyteries. 

The  report  of  the  Contingent  Fund,  read  by  the  Treasurer,  Mrs. 
J.  H.  Manning,  was  accepted. 

A  summary  of  the  year's  work,  presented  by  Mrs.  E.  C.  Miles  in 
her  report  as  Corresponding  Secretary,  showed  an  encouraging 
increase  in  contributions  and  in  membership.  This  report  was 
accepted,  and  a  motion  made  and  carried  that  it  be  sent,  with  the 
minutes  of  this  meeting,  to  Synod. 

The  report  of  the  Secretary  of  Literature,  given  by  Mrs.  William 
Nelson,  showed  the  valuable  work  done  by  the  Secretaries  of  Litera- 
ture, and  called  attention  to  323  new  subscriptions  to  the  Home 
Mission  Monthly  secured  this  3'ear. 

The  report  of  Young  People's  Work,  owing  to  the  illness  of  the 
Young  People's  Secretary,  Mrs.  Bennett,  was  presented  b}'  Miss 
Pond,  and  showed  a  gain  in  amounts  contributed  and  in  number  of 
organizations.     This  report  was,  on  motion,  accepted. 

Mrs.  Irwin,  as  Secretary  for  Freedmen  presented  her  first  annual 
report,  this  office  having  been  created  at  the  meeting  of  the  S3'nodical 
Society  one  year  ago.  The  report  showed  an  increase  in  gifts  of 
money  for  work  for  Freedmen,  also  in  the  number  of  boxes  sent  to 
Ferguson  Academy,  the  special  object  of  the  New  Jersey  Societies. 

The  offering  taken  during  the  morning  session  was  reported  as 
amounting  to  I35.32,  to  be  equally  divided  between  the  Home  and 
Foreign  Societies. 

The  President  spoke  briefly  of  the  prospective  work  for  the  year, 
and  expressed  a  hope  that  the  special  objects  would  be  continued. 
As  an  encouragement  she  mentioned  that  the  amounts  given  last 
year  for  these  four  special  objects  had  in  each  case  exceeded  the 
amount  asked.  A  leaflet  will  soon  be  published  giving  in  detail 
the  work  and  needs  of  these  four  fields. 

Mrs.  Nelson  called  attention  to  the  attractive  program  prepared 
for  use  in  Sunday-schools  on  the  Sunday  before  Thanksgiving  Day. 

LTpon  motion  it  was 

Resolved,  That  we  accept  the  recommendations  of  the  Won  an's 
Board,  and  with  gratitude  to  the  Heavenly  Father  for  the  success 


igoo.  Woman's  Work  for  Home  Missions.  73 

with  which  He  has  crowned  this  Synodical  Society,  promise  to  do 
our  utmost  to  raise  for  our  special  work — $500  for  Alaska  ;  $500 
for  Good  Will  Mission  ;  $1,000  for  Asheville  Farm  School,  and 
|i,ooo  for  work  among  the  Freedmen  in  Ferguson  Academy,  Abbe- 
ville  S.  C. 

This  was  carried  unanimously,  by  a  rising  vote. 

Mrs.  Nelson  spoke  of  the  anti-polygamist  movement  and  urged 
the  circulation  of  petitions  tn  members  of  Congress  in  reference  to 
the  proposed  constitutional  amendment.  Upon  motion  of  Mrs. 
Nelson  it  was 

Resolved,  That  we  most  earnestly  urge  the  Senators  and  Repre- 
sentatives in  Congress  from  New  Jersey  to  do  all  in  their  power  to 
secure  early  action  by  Congress,  proposing  an  amendment  to  the 
Constitution  of  the  United  States,  prohibiting  polygamy  and  polyga- 
mous cohabitation  in  the  United  States,  or  in  any  place  subject  to 
the  jurisdiction  thereof,  and  providing  for  the  punishment,  includ- 
ing the  disfranchisement,  of  all  persons  guilty  of  such  practices. 

The  report  of  the  Committee  on  Nominations  was  adopted,  re- 
sulting in  the  election  of  officers  as  follows  : 

President — Mrs.  W.  E.  Honeyman,  56  Lincoln  Place,  Plainfield. 
Honorajy  Vice-President — Mrs.  C.  H.  Langdon,  Elizabeth. 
Vice-Presidents — Mrs.  J.  H.  Owens,  Paterson. 

Mrs.  G.  W.  B.  Gushing,  East  Orange. 
Mrs.  D.  C.  Blair,  Belvidere. 
Mrs.  James  W.  Van  Dyke,  Stockton. 
Mrs.  J.  E.  Curry,  Cranbury. 
Mrs.  J.  M.  Paulding,  Daretown. 
Mrs.  E.  B.  Cobb,  Elizabeth. 
Corresponding  Secretary — Mrs.  E.  C.  MilES,  Roselle 
Recording  Secretary — Miss  E.  D.  Paxton,  20  Library  Place, 

Princeton. 
Secretary  of  Literature — Mrs.  Wm.  Nelson,  2S8  Broadway, 

Paterson. 
Secretary  of  Young  People's  Work—M.ViS.  F.  S.  Bennett,  Hamilton 

Avenue,  Englewood. 
Secretary  for  Freedmen— M.KS.  F.  S.  Irwin,  139  Hollywood  Avenue, 

East  Orange. 
Treasurer  of  Contingent  Fund — Mrs  J.  H.  Manning,  413  East  6th 

Street.  Plainfield. 

SYNODICAL    COMMITTEES. 

ELIZABETH. 

Mrs.  F.  H.  Pierson,  Elizabeth. 
Mrs.  W.  P.  Stevenson,  Roselle. 
Mrs   E.  B.  Cobb,  Elizabeth. 


74  Woman's  Work  for  Home  Missions.  Oct., 

Mrs.  J.  M.  McNulty    Woodbridge. 
Mrs.  W.  E.  Honeyman,  Plainfield 
Miss  M.  Josephine  Petrie,  Plainfield. 
Miss  M.  J.  Peck,  Elizabeth. 

JERSEY   CITY. 

Miss  L.  C.  Pudney   Passaic. 
Mrs.  Charles  D.  Shaw,  Paterson. 
Mrs.  William  Nichols,  Jersej'  City. 
Mrs.  Alex.  Campbell,  Jersej^  City. 
Mrs.  William  Nelson   Paterson. 

MONMOUTH. 

Mrs  J.  D.  Long,  Freehold. 
Mrs.  J.  L.  Ewing,  Jamesburg. 
Mrs.  J.  E.  Curr}',  Cranbury 

MORRIS   AND   ORANGE. 

Mrs   Robert  Aikman,  Madison. 
Mrs.  J.  B.  Beaumont,  Morristown. 
Mrs.  Albert  Erdman.  Morristown. 
Mrs.  G.  W.  B.  Gushing,  East  Orange. 
Miss  Sarah  Little,  Morristown. 

NEWARK. 

Mrs.  James  R.  Gibson,  Newark. 
Mrs.  Paul  Babcock,  Montclair. 
Mrs.  J.  P.  Jones,  Bloomfield. 
Mrs.  Isaac  Marshall    Newark. 
Mrs.  John  Maxwell,  Montclair. 

NEW   BRUNSWICK. 

Mrs.  Charles  Brearley,  Trenton. 
Mrs.  Elmer  E.  Green,  Trenton. 
Mrs.  P.  I.  Nevius,  Flemington. 
Mrs.  A.  V.  Van  Fleet,  Flemington. 
Mrs.  J.  B.  Hopewell,  Flemington. 
Miss  Margaret  Sloan,  Trenton. 
Mrs.  James  W.  Van  Dyke,  Stockton. 

NEWTON. 

Miss  Isabel  Stewart,  Washington. 
Miss  McMurty,  Newton. 
Mrs.  Wm.  Morrow,  Belvidere. 
Mrs.  Wm.  Thomson,  Stewartsville. 


jgoo.  Woman's  Work  for  Home  Missions.  75 

WEST  JERSEY. 

Mrs.  M.  J.  Paulding,  Daretown. 
Mrs.  Jolin  M.  Moore,  Clayton. 
Miss  Nellie  M.  Skinner,  Woodbury. 
Miss  Nellie  P.  Elmer   Bridgeton. 

The  Committee  on  place  of  meeting  reported  an  invitation  to 
hold  next  j^ear's  meeting  at  Washington,  N.  J.  On  motion,  this 
invitation  was  accepted. 

On  behalf  of  the  two  societies,  Mrs.  Stevenson  thanked  most  cor- 
diall}'  the  Hospitality  Committee  and  all  who  had  made  the  meeting 
in  the  First  Church  of  Newark  so  pleasant. 

The  meeting  adjourned  at  12:30.  Prayer  was  offered  and  the 
benediction  pronounced  by  Rev.  D.  R.  Frazer,  D.D.,  the  pastor  of 
the  First  Church. 

ELIZABETH  D.  PAXTON, 

Recording  Secretaty. 


76  Woman's  Work  for  Home  Missions.  Oct 


Vni— HISTORICAL  SKETCH  OF  THE  WOMAN'S   SYNODICAL 

SOCIETY  OF  HOME  MISSIONS  IN  THE  SYNOD 

OF  NEW  JERSEY. 

MRS.   W.   E.    HONEYMAN,    PRESIDENT. 

It  seems  like  a  paradox  to  say  that  a  child  is  older  than  its 
mother,  but  it  is  a  fact  that  the  Woman's  Synodical  Society  of  New 
Jersev  came  into  being  one  year  before  the  Woman's  Executive 
Committee  of  Home  Missions  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

The  records  show  that  our  New  Jerse}"-  Society  was  organized  in 
October,  1877,  while  the  "parent"  society  was  organized  December 
12th,  1878,  or  one  year  later.  In  fact,  the  Synodical  Committee, 
appointed  by  our  Synod  in  conjunction  with  the  committees  of  a 
few  other  Synods,  organized  the  Woman's  Executive  Committee  of 
Home  Missions,  now  called  the  Woman's  Board  of  Home  Missions, 
located  at  156  Fifth  Avenue,  thus  creating  the  organization  that  we  ' 
delight  to  regard  as  the  parent  society  in  woman's  organized  effort 
for  Home  Missions. 

The  causes  that  led  up  to  the  organization  of  women  for  Home 
Mission  work  were  simple,  yet  potent,  and  may  best  be  described 
in  the  words  of  the  late  honored  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Home 
Missions,  the  Rev.  Henry  Kendall,  D.D.,  who  says  :  "As  the  rail- 
roads opened  Utah,  Southern  Colorado,  New  Mexico  and  Arizona, 
they  brought  within  the  bounds  of  our  Presbyteries  Indian  tribes, 
a  large  number  of  Spanish-speaking  Mexicans,  and  the  inhabitants 
of  far-off  Alaska,  to  whom  home  missionaries  were  sent,  but  the 
missionaries  soon  discovered  that  these  exceptional  populations 
could  not  be  reached  by  the  simple  preaching  of  the  word.  Thej^ 
found  the  Indians  in  many  places  in  heathen  darkness,  needing  all 
the  appliances  used  to  reach  pagan  nations.  The  Mormons  were 
under  the  power  of  the  priesthood  to  such  an  extent  as  to  preclude 
all  approach  to  them 

In  view  of  these  difficulties  the  missionaries  asked  either  to  be 
recalled  or  furnished  with  schools  b}'  which  they  might  be  able  to 
reach  the  children  and  through  them  the  parents.  The  Board  for  a 
time  was  powerless,  and  unable  to  see  a  way  of  solving  the  diffi- 
culty. 

The  matter  was  brought  to  the  attention  of  the  General  Assembly. 
That  body,  recognizing  the  fact  that  the  Board  of  Home  Missions 
was  chartered  to  supply  destitute  places  with  ministers  and  not 
with  teachers,  deemed  it  unadvisable  to  deviate  from  the  policy-  of 
former  years.  They  therefore  called  upon  the  women  of  the  church 
to  take  up  the  school  work  and  act  as  pioneers  to  our  regular  home 
missionaries. 


J  goo.  Woman's  Work  for  Home  Missions.  77 

The  response  was  generous  and  hearty,  for  the  women  saw  in 
this  something  corresponding  to  the  "  Zenena  work  in  India." 

The  General  Assembly  of  1875  recommended  the  organization  of 
a  Woman's  Home  Missionary  Societ3%  with  auxiliary  societies 
under  the  advice  and  counsel  of  the  Home  Mission  Board. 

The  Assembly  of  1876  went  a  step  farther  and  urged  a  thorough 
organization  and  suggested  that  the  Synods  appoint  annually  a 
Sy nodical  Committee  in  each  Synod. 

In  1877  the  Assembly  made  a  still  farther  advance  and  recom- 
mended that  the  work  be  done  through  "the  Session,  the  Presby- 
tery, the  Synod,  and  the  General  Assembly." 

In  response  to  these  recommendations  of  the  General  Assembly 
and  the  resolutions  of  our  Synod,  thirty-nine  women  of  New  Jersey 
met  to  organize  the  Woman's  Synodical  Society  of  Home  Missions. 
October  i6th,  1877,  in  the  Third  Presbyterian  Church  of  Newark,  at 
eleven  o'clock  A.M.  Mrs.  Dr.  Wilson,  of  that  city,  presided  over 
the  meeting,  which  was  opened  by  singing  the  doxology ;  prayer 
by  Mrs  C.  H  Langdon,  of  Elizabeth,  and  the  reading  of  the  second 
chapter  of  Isaiah 

All  the  Presbyteries  were  represented  except  West  Jersey,  and 
this  was  unrepresented  simply  because  of  a  meeting  at  home.  Mrs. 
Thomas  McCaule}',  of  Hackettstown,  wife  of  Rev.  Thomas  Mc- 
Cauley,  was  elected  President  for  the  ensuing  year  ;  Mrs.  R.  E. 
Haines,  of  Elizabeth,  Corresponding  Secretary  ;  and  Mrs.  C.  H. 
Langdon,  of  Elizabeth,  Recording  Secretary — which  position  she 
faithfully  filled  until  obliged  to  resign  b}^  ill  health,  a  few  years 
ago. 

A  Synodical  Committee,  consisting  of  two  from  each  Presbytery, 
was  also  chosen,  and  after  listening  to  a  .stirring  address  from  Rev. 
Dr.  Roberts,  the  meeting  adjourned. 

The  Society  held  its  first  annual  meeting  at  Morristown,  October 
15th,  1878,  with  an  attendance  of  only  thirty-six.  As  Mrs  Mc- 
Cauley  had  moved  out  of  the  State  during  the  year,  Mrs.  H.  D. 
Gregory,  of  Blairstown,  was  elected  to  fill  her  place,  which  place 
she  held  until  October,  1885,  when  she  resigned,  owing  to  her 
removal  to  Philadelphia.  She  was  a  woman  of  wonderful  executive 
ability,  of  deep  piety,  and  possessed  an  abiding  interest  in  every 
form  of  home  and  foreign  missionary  work  ;  and  to  her  we  ascribe 
much  of  our  success  for  our  thorough  organization. 

October  14th,  1885.  Mrs.  W.  E.  Honeyman,  was  chosen  as  her  suc- 
cessor, and  she  has  filled  that  position  until  the  present  time. 

Our  work  is  educational  and  structural  in  its  character,  and  is 
among  the  exceptional  populations  of  our  land,  namely,  the  Alas- 
kans, the  Mormons,  the  Mexicans,  the  Indians  and  the  Mountain 
People  of  the  South,  the  latter  class  alone  numbering  nearly  3,000,. 
000  people. 


78  Woman's  Work  for  Home  Missions.  Oct., 

We  have  also  given  substantial  aid  to  the  Freedmen  and  assist  in 
supplying  means  for  their  education  and  christianization. 

Our  money  goes  toward  the  support  of  the  372  teachers  and  126 
schools  under  the  care  of  the  Woman's  Board  of  Home  Missions  ; 
a  small  part  being  devoted  to  "  Special  Objects."  We  have  built  a 
fine  academy  at  Logan,  Utah,  at  a  cost  of  $9,000;  built  a  hospital 
at  Tucson,  Arizona,  for  the  benefit  of  our  Indian  Training  School  : 
contributed  toward  the  support  of  the  school  for  Indian  boys  and 
girls  at  Good  Will  South  Dakota  ;  helped  erect  a  chapel  at  La  Luz 
and  Chaperito,  New  Mexico,  and  contributed  $9,000  for  the  Bo3\s' 
Farm  School  at  Asheville,  North  Carolina.  Also  contributed  for 
several  years  to  the  school  among  the  Freedmen,  at  Sumter,  North 
Carolina  and  Ferguson  Academy,  Abbeville. 

The  amount  of  money  raised  the  first  year  was  inconsiderable  but 
in  1884  it  reached  the  sum  of  $6,829  T^-  I"  1894  our  gifts  amounted 
to  $19  683,57,  ^  very  encouraging  gain  in  a  single  decade.  To-day 
we  report  for  the  year  ending  March  31st,  1900,  $24,260.87.  During 
the  twenty-three  years  since  our  organization  we  have  contributed 
$315,000  to  the  Home  Mission  cause.  The  Presbyterial  societies 
were  organized  in  the  following  order  : 

Morris  and  Orange 1880 

New  Brunswick 1882 

Newton 1S85 

Jersey  City,      18S5 

Monmouth, 1885 

Elizabeth 1885 

West  Jersey 1885 

Newark, 1888 

They  are  all  doing  excellent  work,  under  the  leadership  of  eflB- 
cient  ofiicers.  Auxiliary  to  the  parent  societ}',  there  are  within  our 
bounds  198  local  societies  and  84  bands.  The  membership  of  our 
societies  is  at  present  10,868 

We  have  added  to  our  corps  of  ofiicers  a  Secretary  of  Literature, 
to  disseminate  information  concerning  the  leafiets,  and  to  secure 
subscriptions  for  the  Home  Mission  Monthly,  a  magazine  published 
by  the  Woman's  Board  of  Home  INIissions  in  New  York.  This  mag- 
azine has  over  2,000  subscribers  in  our  Sjaiod  and  is  growing  in 
usefulness  and  popularity.  "The  Lord  gave  the  Word  ;  great  was 
the  company  of  women  that  published  it." 


igoo.  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society.  79 


IX —TWENTY-THIRD  ANNUAL  REPORT  OF  THE  WOMAN'S 
SYNODICAL  SOCIETY  FOR  FOREIGN  MISSIONS. 

When  undertaking  the  task  of  formulating  a  report  of  missionary 
work  for  the  year  1899-1900,  one  realizes  how  fast  history  is  being 
made  in  our  time  and  how,  more  than  ever  before,  Foreign  Missions 
are  becoming  an  important  factor  in  the  world's  history 

Only  one  missionary  to  China  sounds  a  note  of  alarm  foreshadow- 
ing the  dreadful  events  of  this  past  summer.  Mrs.  W.  B.  Hamilton 
writes  from  Chinanfu  :  "  The  persecution  b}^  the  Big  Knife  Society 
has  rendered  it  impossible  to  go  into  the  villages.  The  country 
women  will  not  come  in  now,  because  they  fear  an  attack  on  our 
place  here." 

In  India,  famine,  plague  and  drought  have  prevailed.  "It  has 
been  an  awful  visitation." 

Persia  and  Mexico  make  urgent  appeals  for  means  and  workers  to 
carry  forward  mission  work  among  the  women  and  girls. 

Siam  and  Laos  send  their  usual  hopeful  reports  of  work  accom- 
plished and  new  work  undertaken. 

The  interest  felt  in  the  work  abroad  cannot  be  entirely  gauged  by 
the  sum  of  our  gifts,  but  it  represents  that  interest  in  some  degree. 

The  amounts  contributed  by  the  various  Presbyterial  Societies 
are  as  follows  : 

Elizabeth, |5,945  65 

Jersey  City 2,630  51 

Monmouth, 2,367  88 

Morris  and  Orange, 5i347  19 

Newark,     .    .       5,187  27 

New  Brunswick 4  435  01 

Newton, 1,817  16 

West  Jersey, i,77i  09 

Total, $29,679  "^d 

In  addition  to  the  amount  here  credited  to  the  Presbytery  of  Mor- 
ris and  Orange,  they  contributed  J824.00  through  the  New  York 
Board. 

"The  special  object  work,  in  its  new  form  has  met  with  less 
opposition  than  was  anticipated.  The  results  of  such  giving  may 
be  gathered  in  part  from  the  letters  and  reports  of  the  missionaries, 
but  not  fully  will  they  be  known  till  that  day  when  the  Lord 
maketh  up  His  jewels — then  it  may  be  found  that  your  unselfish 
bounty  has  added  lustre  to  the  Redeemer's  crown  and  that  names 
are  written  in  heaven  because  of  your  unspecified  giving  on  earth." 

LILIAN  ALLEN  MARTIN, 

Corresponding  Secretary. 


So  Woman's  Work  for  Foreign  Missions.  Oct. 


X.-TWENTY  SECOND    ANNUAL    MEETING    OF    THE 

WOMAN'S    SYNODICAL    SOCIETY    FOR 

FOREIGN    MISSIONS. 

The  twenty-second  annual  meeting  of  the  Woman's  S^'nodical 
Society  for  Foreign  Missions  was  held  in  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church,  Newark,  N.  J.,  October  nth,  1900. 

Mrs.  Stevenson,  the  President   presided 

The  service  opened  with  singing  ""Glorious  things  of  Thee  are 
spoken." 

Dr.  Frazer.  pastor  of  the  church,  very  cordiall}'  welcomed  the 
Society,  to  which  Mrs.  Stevenson  responded,  saying  that  we  all  felt 
it  most  appropriate  that  we  should  meet  in  this  particular  church, 
as  it  was  here  that  the  Society  had  its  birth. 

The  report  of  the  Corresponding  Secretary,  Mrs.  Chalmers  Martin, 
was  read  and  accepted,  after  which  the  President  expressed  the 
regret  of  the  Society  that  because  of  removal  from  our  Synod,  Mrs. 
Martin  could  no  longer  serve  the  Society  as  its  Corresponding 
Secretary. 

The  report  of  the  Treasurer  of  the  Contingent  Fund  was  read  and 
accepted.  Having  a  balance  in  the  treasury  of  $6S.oo,  it  was  voted 
to  send  $50.00  to  the  General  Fund. 

Resolutions  were  offered  by  Mrs.  Forman  of  Jersej^  City,  in 
regard  to  the  death  of  Mrs.  Joel  Parker,  of  Freehold,  to  the  effect 
that  deeply  missing  the  presence  of  Mrs.  Parker  and  giving  thanks 
to  God  for  the  many  years  she  was  permitted  to  be  with  us,  the 
Society  takes  up  this  work  which  has  been  laid  down  by  her  with 
renewed  alacrity,  emulating  her  zeal,  confidence  and  faith. 

These  resolutions  were  adopted  and  a  copy  ordered  to  be  sent  to 
the  family  of  Mrs  Parker  ;  also  ordered  that  they  be  placed  on 
the  minutes  of  this  Society'. 

Mrs.  Stevenson  urged  us  to  more  earnest  work,  and  more  gen- 
erous giving  as  a  new  century  opens  up  before  us.  She  also  called 
our  attention  to  the  feast  the  literature  held  out  to  us. 

Mrs.  Peter  Stryker,  of  Bound  Brook,  gave  the  report  of  Young 
People's  work.  She  entreated  the  societies  not  to  divert  their  funds 
from  their  pledged  channels.  First  make  good  5'our  pledges  and 
after  that  be  generous  in  other  directions.     This  report  was  accepted. 

The  Committee  on  Nominations  reported  as  follows  : 

President— h\x^.  W.  P.  Stevenson,  Roselle. 

ELIZABETH   PRESBYTERY. 

Vice-Presidents — Mrs.  J.  T.  Kerr,  Elizabeth. 
Miss  M.  J.  Petrie,  Plainfield. 


jgoo.  Woman's  "Work  for  Foreign  Missions.  8i 

JERSEY  CITY    PRESBYTERY. 

Mrs.  S.  R.  Forman,  Jersey  City. 
Mrs.  P.  F.  Leavens,  Passaic. 

MONMOUTH   PRESBYTERY. 

Mrs.  A.  H.  Young,  Matawan. 
Mrs.  Thompson,  Red  Bank. 

MORRIS  AND  ORANGE  PRESBYTERY. 

Mrs.  G.  W.  B.  Gushing,  East  Orange. 
Mrs.  R.  L.  S.  Paton,  East  Orange. 

NEWARK   PRESBYTERY. 

Mi.ss  A.  M.  Carter  Newark. 
Mrs.  W.  J.  Rusling,  Newark. 

NEW   BRUNSWICK    PRESBYTERY. 

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Mrs.  E.  M.  Hunt,  Trenton. 

Mrs.  J.  J.  Davidson,  New  Brunswick. 

NEWTON   PRESBYTERY. 

Miss  S.  D.  Thomson,  Newton. 
Mrs.  W.  R.  Scran  ton,  Belvidere. 

WEST  JERSEY  PRESBYTERY. 

Mrs.  J.  M.  Moore,  Clayton. 
Miss  H.  F.  Van  Meter,  Salem. 

Recording  Secretary —M.V.S.  J.  H.  Owens,  Paterson. 
Corresponding  Secretary— '^Iy^s,.  WALTER  CONDICT,  Jersey  City. 
Treastirer—yiiss  ELLENf  M.  GOLTON,  Elizabeth. 
Secretary  of  Literature— M\ss  Ada  E.  Chandler,  Roselle. 
Secretary  of  Young  People^ s  Work — Mrs.  Peter  Stryker,  Bound 
Brook. 

This  report  was  accepted. 

After  a  few  moments  spent  in  discussion  as  to  the  best  way  of 
interesting  our  societies  in  the  different  lines  of  work  as  prescribed 
by  our  Board,  the  meeting  adjourned  to  meet  in  Washington, 
■October,  1901. 

MRS.  J.  H.  OWENS, 

Recording  Secretary. 


82  Sabbath-Schooi.  Work.  Oct., 


XL-REPORT  OF  THE  PERMANENT  COMMITTEE  ON 
SABBATH-SCHOOL  WORK. 

Statistics .- ThQ  siAtisixcaX  reports  for  last  3'ear  show  443  schooLs, 
as  against  454  reported  the  previous  year.  The  total  membership 
of  these  schools  is  81,713,  a  net  increase  of  1,823.  During  the  j-ear 
there  have  been  added  6,305  new  .scholars,  a  very  gratif3-ing  gain  as 
compared  with  the  1,596  reported  last  year.  The  Presbyteries  report- 
ing gain  in  membership  are  Elizabeth,  Jersey  City,  Monmouth, 
New  Brunswick  and  West  Jersey.  The  largest  gains  have  been 
made  in  the  Presbyteries  of  Jersey  City,  New  Brunswick  and  Eliza- 
beth in  the  order  named.  During  the  past  year  1,842  scholars  of 
our  schools  have  been  received  into  the  membership  of  the  church, 
a  matter  of  devout  thankfulness  to  Almighty  God 

Home  Department.  — \^2iS\.  year's  report  showed  3,477  members 
enrolled.  This  j^ear  there  were  4,507,  an  increase  of  1,030.  The 
Presb3'tery  of  New  Brunswick  leads  with  9S8,  and  West  Jersey  fol- 
lows closely  with  819.  Your  Committee  would  commend  to  the 
churches  of  Synod  the  "'  Home  Department  Quarterly,"  and  other 
supplies  for  this  branch  of  our  work,  issued  by  our  own  Board  of 
Publication  and  Sabbath-school  Work.  In  more  than  two-thirds  of 
our  schools  the  Shorter  Catechism  is  taught  and  the  Westminster 
Lesson  Helps  are  used. 

The  Twentieth  Century  Movement. — 3,162  schools  were  reported  to 
the  last  General  Assembly  as  having  joined  the  Twentieth  Century 
Movement,  of  which  140  were  from  the  Synod  of  New  Jersey,  as 
compared  with  59  reported  last  year.  The  Presbytery  of  Elizabeth 
reports  19  ;  Jersey  City,  12  ;  Monmouth,  25  ;  Morris  and  Orange, 
16;  Newark,  23;  New  Brunswick,  10;  Newton,  11,  and  West 
Jersey,  24. 

There  is  great  need  in  our  Sunday-schools  of  better  methods  of 
retaining  the  scholars  in  our  schools,  and  so  of  stopping  the  fearful 
leaks  that  are  draining  away  our  membership.  While  6,305  were 
added  to  our  schools  last  year,  we  are  able  to  report  a  net  gain  of 
only  1,823  ;  so  that  during  the  year  4,482  have  been  lost  from  our 
schools.  We  believe  that  better  teaching  and  more  faithful  attend- 
ance on  the  part  of  many  of  our  teachers  would  produce  better 
results,  and  would  in  this  connection  commend  to  our  schools  the 
new  movement  in  Normal  Work,  now  being  considered  by  our 
Board  of  Publication  and  Sabbath-school  Work,  vphich  contemplates 
nothing  less  than  the  organization,  equipment  and  conducting  of  a 
Normal  Department  in  every  Presbyterian  Sabbath-school,  and 
which  it  is  hoped  will  shortly  be  brought  to  the  notice  of  all  our 
Sunday-school  workers. 

Offerings. — Last  year  the  churches  of  our  Synod  contributed  to 
the  Sunday-school  Board  of  our  church  112,423,  as  against  $10,678 


jgoo.  Sabbath-School  Work.  83 

the  previous  5'ear  ;  of  this  amount  the  Sunday-schools  gave  $4,619 
this  year,  and  $4,181  the  year  previous.  Last  j^ear  the  Sunday- 
schools  contributed  to  other  Boards  of  the  church  $17,346  ;  the  pre- 
vious year,  $17,423. 

Mission  Work. — During  the  past  year  the  Board  has  conducted  its 
operations  in  24  Synods,  extending  over  32  States  and  Territories 
and  in  Cuba ;  80  Missionaries  have  been  engaged  in  this  work,  as 
pioneers,  preparing  the  way  for  the  home  missionary  and  the 
church  to  follow  ;  836  schools  have  been  organized  and  329  reorgan- 
ized, as  the  result  of  their  labors  ;  into  these  schools  have  been 
gathered  at  the  outset  3,837  teachers  and  36,276  scholars,  a  total 
membership  of  40, 113  ;  in  prosecuting  this  work  78,618  homes  have 
been  visited,  and  our  missionaries  are  enabled  to  report  1,447  hope- 
ful cases  of  conversion  ;  at  the  present  time  there  are  in  existence 
3,796  Sunday-schools  organized  b}^  the  missionaries  of  the  Board, 
and  459  churches  which  have  grown  out  of  them. 

The  Committee  recommend  for  adoption  the  following  resolu- 
tions : 

1.  That  Synod  reaflBrms  its  recommendation  of  the  Twentieth  Cen- 
tury Movement  during  this,  its  closing  year,  and  urges  its  Sunday- 
schools  to  make  special  and  continuous  effort  to  gather  in  the  more 
than  fifty  per  cent,  of  the  children  of  school  age  in  the  State  of 
New  Jersey  who  are  yet  outside  of  the  Sunday-school,  in  order 
that  the  desired  result  may  be  reached,  of  gathering  into  our 
Presbyterian  Sunday-schools  five  hundred  thousand  new  scholars 
by  April  ist,  1901. 

2.  That  we  recommend  the  observance  of  Children's  Day,  the 
second  Sabbath  of  June,  and  Rallying  Day,  the  last  Sabbath  of 
September  ;  and  that  liberal  offerings  be  made  on  these  days  for 
the  mission  work  of  our  Board  of  Publication  and  Sabbath-school 
Work. 

3.  That  in  view  of  the  increased  interest  in  the  study  of  the 
Westminster  Shorter  Catechism,  as  evidenced  by  the  fact  that  dur- 
ing the  past  year  the  Board  awarded  a  prize  of  a  Teachers'  Bible 
to  1,790  scholars  of  our  Sunday-schools,  under  eighteen  years  of 
age,  who  have  been  certified  to  the  department  as  having  cor- 
rectly lecited  the  entire  Shorter  Catechism,  we  recommend  to 
Church  Sessions  Sunday-school  Superintendents  and  parents  the 
great  importance  of  teaching  the  Shorter  Catechism  to  the  children 
of  the  church. 

4.  That  our  Committee  on  Sabbath-school  Work  be  directed  to 
examine  the  annual  reports  and  other  oflficial  publications  of  the 
New  Jersey  Sunday-school  Association  and  to  report  such  facts 
concerning  its  aims,  methods  and  needs  as  the  said  Committee 
deems  worthy  of  Synod's  attention 

HENRY  C.  CRONIN, 

Chairman. 


84  Young  Peopi.e's  Societies.  Oct.y 


XIL~REPORT  OF  THE  PERMANENT  COMMITTEE  ON 
YOUNG  PEOPLE'S  SOCIETIES. 

With  the  echoes  of  the  New  Jersey  Christian  Endeavor  conven- 
tion still  sounding  in  our  ears,  we  come  to  our  seventh  report  on 
Young  People's  Societies.  It  is  very  evident  to  your  Committee 
that  there  is  a  general  desire  on  the  part  of  our  church  authorities 
that  our  societies  may  abound  yet  more  and  more  in  the  fruitage 
that  pertains  to  a  Presbyterian  vineyard.  This  expectation  is 
natural  and  right  Before  all  else,  our  societies  are  first  to  be  recog- 
nized as  belonging  to  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

In  making  up  our  report  to  Synod,  our  Presbj'terial  chairmen 
are  called  upon  for  suggestions  as  to  what  should  be  emphasized. 
Accordingly,  one  of  them  says  :  "I  think  it  would  be  wise  to  urge 
pastors  and  ruling  elders  to  encourage  the  Young  People's  Soci- 
eties under  their  care,  in  order  that  they  may  increase  in  loyalty 
to  the  church." 

Another  chairman  says  :  "  I  notice  a  distinct  falling  off  in  interest 
towards  the  work  by  the  3^oung  people,  and  if  our  pastors  do  not 
have  a  care,  the  conditions  will  become  similar  to  those  before  the 
C.  E.  movement  was  inaugurated  ;  conditions  often  unsatisfactory 
and  unfruitful.  I  do  not  advocate  the  abandonment  of  the  C.  E. 
name,  but  I  do  urge  the  abandonment  of  the  disposition  to  let  that 
name  do  all  the  work.  Our  societies  should  become  more  centralized 
and  should  receive  their  greatest  inspiration  from  the  individual 
church  and  denominational  work."  These  opinions  are  not  intro- 
duced as  an  unfavorable  criticism  of  Christian  Endeavor  ideas  or 
methods.  Far  otherwise.  They  are  the  voicing  of  a  feeling  that 
we  must  take  account  of.  They  should  call  us  to  consider,  not  so 
much  whether  this  or  that  organization  is  to  blame,  but  the  rather 
how  can  we  develop  the  character  and  occupj'  the  energies  of  our 
young  people  ;  how  can  we  increase  their  loyalty-  to  Christ  and  the 
church  ;  how  can  we  protect  them  from  the  temptations  of  worldli- 
ness  and  irreverence  ?  It  is  no  wonder  that  some  show  a  decrease 
in  love  and  zeal,  when  we  see  the  many  evil  influences  in  our  day, 
which  woo  them  away  from  the  church.  It  is  not  surprising  that 
we  find  these  things  in  our  societies,  when  we  can  hardl}'  keep 
them  out  of  our  homes. 

Particular  emphasis  is  placed  upon  the  need  of  improvement,  by 
the  appointment  in  the  last  General  Assembly  of  two  Committees, 
one  of  which  was  entrusted  with  the  "whole  subject  of  Young 
People's  Work,"  and  the  other  with  the  matter  of  Young  People's 
offerings  (see  Minutes  of  General  Assembl3%  1900,  pp.  159  133).  In 
view  of  these  appointments,  one  of  our  chairmen  says  "  it  would 


igoo.  Young  People's  Societies  85 

hardly  be  wise  to  suggest  any  new  methods  or  enterpri.ses  until  we 
hear  from  the  Assembly." 

Whether  anything  comes  of  this  action  or  not  one  thing  is  cer- 
tain, the  three  parties  most  interested  in  the  young  people — the 
Lord,  the  Church,  and  the  home — must  get  closer  together  in  behalf 
of  these  loved  ones,  if  they  are  to  be  fitted  for  the  work  and  duty 
of  the  future.  We  have  often  spoke  of  these  things  to  Synod,  and 
have  now  no  new  appeal. 


I. — SYNODICAL  HOME  MISSIONS. 

The  relation  of  the  societies  to  Synodical  Home  Missions  should 
be  decided  by  Session.  Accordingly  some  have  been  assigned  a 
part  of  the  church  apportionment  and  do  not  appear  separately  on 
the  list  of  contributors.  Others  have  not  been  so  assigned  because 
they  were  considered  to  be  already  giving  in  the  Sunday-school 
which  was  assigned.  In  many  cases,  we  have  reason  to  believe,  the 
Session  has  no  system  nor  decision  in  the  matter,  and  the  society 
gives  to  the  first  one  that  makes  the  loudest  appeal.  Our  opinion 
is  that  our  young  people  should  be  connected  in  some  definite  way 
with  Synodical  Home  Missions  In  the  absence  of  any  other  plan, 
they  should  make  a  society  offering  to  this  work.  For  the  year 
ending,  our  Sunday-schools  and  societies  gave  11,039,  of  which  the 
latter  gave  ^264  Our  societies  could  easily  give  three  times  this 
amount  to  this  work,  which  is  justly  the  pride  of  Synod. 

II. — MISSIONARY  enterprises. 

Here  again  Session  ought  to  be  the  guide  and  helper.  Whether 
the  societies  give  to  all  the  Boards  or  not,  they  ought  certainly  to 
be  interested  in  Home  and  Foreign  Missions.  They  must  get  inter- 
ested in  something,  if  they  are  going  to  live.  If  we  do  not  set 
before  them  our  own  work,  they  will  do  some  other.  Nor  should 
they  be  blamed  for  that.  Surely  nothing  can  be  more  interesting 
and  important  than  the  specific  work  assigned  by  our  Home  and 
Foreign  Boards  and  undertaken  under  the  particular  direction  of 
the  various  Presbyteries,  where  the  groups  are  placed.  Under  this 
plan  Elizabeth  societies  are  giving  for  Rev.  Geo.  P.  Pierson,  Sapporo, 
Japan  ;  Jersey  City,  for  Rev.  Wm.  J.  Drummond,  Nanking,  China  ; 
Monmouth,  for  Rev.  Chas.  H.  Bandy,  Fatehgarh,  India;  Morris 
and  Orange,  for  Rev.  A.  V.  Bryan,  Hiroshima,  Japan  and  Rev.  Robt. 
M.  Craig.  Albuquerque,  New  Mexico  ;  Newark,  for  Dr.  John  Inglis, 
medical  missionary,  Peking.  China ;  New  Brunswick,  for  Rev. 
Chas.  A.  Killie,  Peking,  China  ;  Newton  and  West  Jersey,  for  Rev. 
Jos.  M.  Goheen,  Kolhapur,  India. 


86  Young  People's  Societies.  Oct., 

The  interest  in  these  enterprises  steadily  continues  and  might 
reach  the  point  of  the  full  salary  for  each  missionary  if  persons 
could  be  found  with  time  to  work  it  up.  This  has  been  done  by 
New  Brunswick  for  the  fifth  year  in  succession.  It  is  good  to  know 
that,  during  the  trying  days  of  the  Chinsse  crisis,  great  S5anpathy 
was  felt  by  the  Young  People's  Societies  for  their  missionaries,  in 
whose  behalf  their  prayers  were  abundant,  and  who  were  delivered 
from  the  teeth  of  the  dragon. 


III. — THE  CHRISTIAN   TRAINING   COURSE. 

Matters  of  Bible  study  and  Christian  training  are  becoming  more 
and  more  pressing.  In  many  quarters  there  is  new  interest  in  Bible 
study.  The  sales  of  the  Bible  still  exceed  those  of  the  most  popular 
novel  Many  plans  for  Bible  study  present  themselves  Our  socie- 
ties need  the  advice  of  pastors  and  teachers,  in  order  that  they  may 
not  be  led  into  stud3^  courses  where  loose  views  of  the  Bible  are 
taught  and  the  authority  of  Holy  Scripture  weakened  We 
have  every  year  presented  to  Synod  definite  suggestions  as  to  a 
series  of  text-books  suitable  for  Christian  training.  In  our  Course 
two  principles  have  prevailed,  (i)  the  use  of  an  inexpensive  text- 
book, small  but  standard  ;  (2)  an  elementary  treatment  of  the  sub- 
ject, with  references  for  wider  reading.  We  present  the  following 
arrangement  for  1901  : 

(i.)  Biblical  Department. —  The  New  Testament  and  its  Writers,  by 
the  Rev.  J.  A.  McClymont,  D.D.,  of  Aberdeen,  one  of  the  Guild 
Text-Books  of  the  Church  of  Scotland.     Price  25  cents. 

Last  year,  for  this  department,  we  recommended  Our  Lord's  Teach- 
ing, by  Rev.  James  Robertson,  D.D,,  one  of  the  Guild  Text-Books, 
and  offered  by  Revell  Co.  at  25  cents  This  book  furnishes  an 
excellent  summary  on  the  current  Sunday-school  Lessons  in  the 
Life  of  Christ,  which  will  continue  for  six  months  in  1901. 

(2.)  Historical  Department. — The  Presbyterian  Churches,  by  Rev. 
J.  N.  Ogilvie,  M.A.,  author  of  the  Guild  Text-Books  Price  25 
cents. 

(3.)  Missionary  Department. — Dawn  on  the  Hills  of  T'ang,  by  Har- 
lan P.  Beach,  Educational  Secretary  of  the  Student  Volunteer  Move- 
ment for  P'oreign  Missions.     Price  50  cents. 

These  three  books  are  well  worth  study.  Thej^  will  be  sent  post- 
paid for  the  price  named,  by  Revell  Co.,  156  Fifth  Ave  ,  New  York. 


IV.  — STATISTICS. 

In   the  last  General  Assembly  an  overture  from   the  Synod   of 
Ohio  brought  up  again  the  matter   of  Young    People's  offerings, 


jgoo.  Young  People's  Societies.  87 

and  the  manner  of  reporting  them.  The  subject  was  referred  to  a 
Committee  to  report  next  year.  The  question  is  one  of  interest, 
but  we  shall  have  to  refer  enquirers  to  page  133  of  the  Minutes  of 
General  Assembly.  The  plan  approved  by  General  Assembly  two 
years  ago,  agreeable  to  an  arrangement  between  the  Assembly's 
Boards  and  the  Woman's  Boards,  by  which  all  Young  People's 
Societies  report  through  the  Women's  Boards,  has  worked  well  and 
has  caused  very  little  friction.  As  the  wishes  of  societies  and  Ses- 
sions as  to  destination  are  respected,  and  as  the  Women's  Boards 
provide  some  specific  work  for  missionary  groups  in  a  way  exactly 
like  the  Assembly's  Boards,  there  seems  little  reason  at  present  to 
change.  There  is  no  doubt  that  uniformity  in  this  matter  is  a  very 
great  help  to  all  concerned.  Our  statistics  are  based  for  the  most 
part  upon  the  reports  of  the  Boards,  and  in  part  upon  those  of  the 
New  Jersey  Christian  Endeavor  Union. 

There  are  267  Christian  Endeavor  Societies  in  Synod,  numbering 
about  9  200  active  members,  and  150  Junior  Endeavor  Societies  with 
about  3,300  members.  Our  Young  People's  Societies  of  all  kinds, 
including  Mission  Bands,  number  about  530,  with  14,000  active 
members.  These  gave  to  Home  Missions  $4,680,  being  $432  more 
than  last  year  ;  to  Foreign  Missions,  $6,325,  a  decrease  of  3io6  ;  to 
all  other  Boards,  $589,  of  which  $205  was  given  to  the  Freedmen's 
Board  or  to  all  our  Boards  $11  594  being  an  advance  on  1899  of 
$605.  This  sum  is  worthy  of  praise.  Though  it  is  not  a  great 
advance  on  last  year,  it  is  to  be  remembered  that  last  year  witnessed 
a  great  effort  to  pay  the  debts  of  the  Boards,  and  yet  this  year's 
giving  among  the  young  people  goes  beyond  that.  It  is  a  goodly 
offering.  Without  doubt  they  can  give  more,  if  asked  to  do  so. 
This  offering  is  a  very  encouraging  feature  of  this  work.  It  proves 
that  there  is  a  good  and  increasing  field  in  Young  People's  Work 
that  may  yield  large  results,  if  we  have  the  grace  and  wisdom  for 
its  proper  cultivation. 

We  advise  that  the  following  resolutions  be  adopted  by  S3'nod  : 

1.  That  we  remind  our  Sessions  that  there  are  many  appeals  being 
made  to  our  societies  that  are  likely  to  draw  awa}-  their  attention 
from  their  own  church,  and  many  influences  operating  to  undermine 
their  consecration  and  we  urge  our  Sessions  to  get  into  close  touch 
with  their  young  people,  in  order  to  guide  and  help  them  on  to  the 
best  things. 

2.  That  we  commend  our  Young  People's  Societies  for  the  good 
works  which  they  are  doing,  and  remind  them  that  as  young  Pres- 
byterians God  has  given  to  them  great  privileges  and  duties,  and 
we  call  upon  them  to  come  up  heartily  and  fully  to  the  help  of  the 
Lord  against  the  mighty,  and  to  make  sure  that  their  own  church 
shall  lack  nothing  which  they  can  supply. 


88  Young  People's  Societih.s.  Oct , 

3.  That  while  we  comniend  to  their  attention  and  support  all  the 
Boards  of  our  Church,  we  would  emphasize  the  needs  of  Synodical 
Home  Missions,  and  suj^gest  that  each  Society  be  requested,  subject 
to  the  advice  of  Session,  to  make  a  Thanksgiving  offering  of  at  least 
three  dollars  for  this  work. 

HUGH  B.  MacCAULKY, 

Chairman. 


jgoo.  Sabbath  Observance.  89 


Xm— REPORT  OF  THE  PERMANENT  COMMITTEE  ON 
SABBATH  OBSERVANCE. 

In  certain  portions  of  our  State  the  right  solution  of  the  Sunday 
problem  seems  to  get  farther  away.  This  is  the  case  with  our  sea- 
side resorts  that  stretch  from  Sandy  Hook  to  Cape  May.  With  most 
the  idea  grows  rampant  that  Sunday  shall  be  a  holiday,  given  to 
diversion,  sometimes  to  a  wild  carnival  of  godless  pleasures  and 
pursuits.  A  Sunday  at  Atlantic  City  in  August,  along  the  great 
board-walk  at  least — what  an  awful  prostitution  of  God's  season  of 
holy  rest !  Our  cities  also  increasing!)-  break  loose  from  the  daj^'s 
normal  restraints.  This  is  due  to  various  causes,  one  of  which  is 
the  large  immigration  of  foreign  continental  elements  who  have  no 
conception  of  the  Sabbath  as  a  spiritual  day  They  bring  their  old- 
world  notions  with  them,  only  to  work  them  out  into  broader 
license  here.  But  while  these  are  the  darkest  spots.  Sabbath  dese- 
cration confronts  us  everywhere,  and  too  often  in  the  homes  and 
conduct  of  those  who  profess  allegiance  to  the  church.  We  are 
amazed  as  we  observe  the  evident  lack  of  conscience  as  to  the  just 
and  wholesome  claims  of  the  blessed  day.  The  Massachusetts 
Institute  of  Technology  during  the  past  summer  allowed  one  of  its 
professors  to  advertise  and  carry  out  a  Sunday  excursion  to  the 
Hoosic  Mountains  for  the  study  of  geology.  The  excuse  given  was 
the  great  pressure  of  duties  during  the  rest  of  the  week.  In  that 
institution,  also,  it  is  regarded  as  quite  in  order  that  the  students 
prepare  their  Monday's  lessons  on  the  Sabbath  if  they  so  desire. 
In  Harvard  University  it  is  understood  that  on  Sunday  professors 
and  students  may  use  the  laboratories  and  museums  and  all  appa- 
ratus of  experiment  as  on  other  days.  This  in  New  England.  Is 
it  better  in  New  Jersey  ?  We  reply  with  gladness,  Yea.  veril5^  Yet 
we  fear  that  year  by  year  it  is  coming  into  vogue  that  students  in 
our  high  schools  and  colleges  are  preparing  Monday's  lessons  on 
the  Lord's  day.  How  much  the  excessive  zeal  as  to  athletics,  with 
the  modern  multiplication  of  studies,  operates  to  this  end  we  cannot 
say.  But  whatever  the  cause  we  must  deplore  the  fact.  In  the  face 
of  all  this,  what  shall  we  do?  We  know  what  some  prominent 
journalists,  with  others  of  the  world's  wise  ones,  advise.  They 
say,  "  Cease  the  contention.  America  is  bound  to  have  a  liberal 
Sunday."  Shall  we  heed  this  counsel?  Never,  if  we  are  faithful 
to  the  lyord  we  profess  to  love,  and  are  alive  to  the  deepest,  mightiest 
needs  of  the  church  and  the  world.  We  have  but  one  course  to 
pursue,  which  is  to  hold  aloft  the  standard  of  Sabbath-keeping  as 
God  has  given  it  in  His  word,  and  fight  under  that  to  the  end. 

As  good  news  from  the  thickest  of  the  strife  we  jo5'fully  mention 
what  has  been  done  during  the  last  year  in  Atlantic  county  through 


go  Sabbath  Obskrvance.  Oct.. 

the  efforts,  largely,  of  a  vigorous  Law  and  Order  League.  Sunday 
bicycle  racing  has  been  prohibited,  also  the  holding  of  the  Egg 
Harbor  City  Sunday  fair,  which  for  years  was  an  awful  profanation 
of  God's  day.  All  honor  to  the  brethren  who  have  won  this  advance. 
Ma\'  they  press  on  till  in  Atlantic  City  itself  greater  victories  shall 
result  May  the  Holy  Ghost  inspire  us  all  with  a  new  power  of 
faith  and  zeal. 
The  following  resolutions  are  offered  for  adoption  : 

1.  That  this  Synod  reaflSrms  its  belief  in  the  perpetual  obligation 
of  God's  command  to  keep  holy  the  Sabbath  day. 

2.  That  we  appeal  to  all  w^ho  have  authority  in  our  schools,  col- 
leges and  other  seminaries  of  learning  to  secure  it,  as  far  as  possi- 
ble, that  all  secular  studies  be  laid  aside  on  the  Lord's  day 

3.  That  we  affectionately  entreat  all  members  of  our  churches  and 
young  people's  societies  and  Sabbath-schools  to  join  with  whole 
heart  in  the  warfare  for  right  Sabbath  observance ;  to  use  their 
influence  in  all  possible  ways,  that  others  give  the  time  to  noblest 
ends,  to  worship  and  growth  of  soul  and  exaltation  of  Jesus'  name. 

4.  That  we  respectfully  ask  all  employers  in  our  State  to  consider 
the  wisdom  of  giving  their  employees  a  half-holiday  on  the  Satur- 
days of  the  year,  for  the  sake  of  the  Sabbath  as  a  spiritual  day 

5.  That  we  approve  heartily  the  work  of  the  American  Sabbath 
Union  and  bespeak  for  it  the  sympathy  and  co  operation  of  our 
people. 

6.  That  we  endorse  the  resolution  of  the  General  Assembly 
requesting  our  pastors  to  preach  a  sermon  on  the  Sabbath  on 
some  Sabbath  in  April,  and  if  the  way  be  clear,  to  make  an  offer- 
ing for  the  American  Sabbath  Union  above  mentioned. 

7.  That  we  congratulate  the  brethren  of  Atlantic  count3-,  in  view 
of  the  excellent  work  accomplished  within  the  past  5'ear,  and  com- 
mend their  courage  and  wisdom  as  worthy  of  all  praise  and  imita- 
tion. 

GEORGE  SWAIN, 

Chairman. 


I  goo.  Temperance.  91 


XIV —REPORT  OF  THE  PERMANENT  COMMITTEE  ON 
TEMPERANCE. 

Omitting,  by  order  of  Sj'nod,  all  reference  to  the  government  or 
to  the  arm}^  canteen,  j^our  Committee  on  Temperance  respectfully 
submit  the  following  report  : 

In  looking  over  the  general  condition  of  the  cause  in  the  United 
States,  we  note  that  according  to  the  statistics  quoted  in  the  Tem- 
perance Report  to  the  General  Assembly  of  our  Church  last  spring, 
there  was  a  falling  off  in  the  use  of  distilled  liquors  of  thirty-three 
per  cent,  in  the  years  1894,  1895  and  1896.  Then  a  change  took 
place,  and  the  consumption  of  distilled  liquors  increased  at  the  rate 
of  five  per  cent,  a  year.  The  use  of  beer  continued  to  decrease, 
although  the  decrease  was  slight  and  fluctuating.  The  increase  in 
the  amount  of  distilled  liquors,  if  it  includes  that  used  for  other  than 
beverage  purposes,  would  be  accounted  for  by  the  general  increase 
in  business  activity.  This  cause  cannot  account  for  the  liquor  used 
as  a  beverage,  for  its  effect  would  appear  in  beer  as  well  as  in  the 
more  alcoholic  liquors  The  prob|em  is  not  only  to  account  for  the 
increase  of  fifteen  per  cent,  in  three  years,  but  to  account  also  for 
the  sudden  checking  of  the  rate  of  decrease,  thirty-three  per  cent., 
which  prevailed  in  the  three  years  preceding.  If  the  figures  indi- 
cate a  return  to  the  use  of  distilled  liquors,  they  are  alarming.  We 
commend  this  question  to  the  careful  study  of  the  members  of  this 
S3'nod.  The  entire  report  of  the  Assembly's  Committee  should  be 
thoughtfully  examined  by  both  the  clergy  and  laitj'^  of  our  church. 

During  the  past  5'ear  the  General  Assembly's  Committee  on  Tem- 
perance received  less  than  fifteen  hundred  dollars.  This  sum  is 
utterly  inadequate  to  the  work.  That  Committee  should  collect, 
codify  and  distribute  the  facts,  including  the  results,  not  onl}-  of 
liquor  drinking,  but  also  ot  the  various  remedies,  individual,  legal, 
social  and  religious      To  do  this  requires  money. 

The  Committee  has  already  prepared  and  offered  for  distribution 
some  valuable  material,  which  should  be  in  the  hands  of  every 
minister  of  our  denomination.  It  can  be  obtained  from  the  Secre- 
tary, Rev.  John  F.  Hill,  D.  D.,  708  Penn  avenue,  Pittsburg,  Pa. 

In  our  own  State  aggressive  work,  aside  from  the  presentation  of 
the  subject  from  our  pulpits  is  confined  largely  to  the  southern 
counties.  The  Law  and  Order  League  of  Camden  is  still  doing  fine 
work.  Bridgeton.  Millville,  Vineland  and  several  other  towns  have 
no  saloons  or  bar-rooms.  In  these  towns  local  prohibition  has 
passed  the  experimental  stage,  and  has  been  supported  by  the 
approval  of  the  citizens  for  many  years  The  Anti-Saloon  League 
has  begun  its  work  of  agitation  and  organization  for  a  County 
Local  Option  law.  Our  present  liquor  laws  are  far  below  those  of 
even  many  license  States. 


92  Temperance.  Oct., 

Your  Committee  would  recommend  the  adoption  of  the  following 
resolutions  : 

1.  That  we  urge  upon  both  ministers  and  churches  the  renewed 
and  careful  study  of  this  subject ;  and  we  especially  request  their 
examination  of  the  work,  resources  and  possibilities  of  the  Assem- 
bly's Committee  on  Temperance. 

2.  That  we  call  attention  to  the  observance  of  Temperance  Day, 
October  2Sth,  as  recommended  by  the  Assembl3^  for  which  its 
Committee  has  prepared  an  excellent  order  of  service. 

3.  That  while  we  rejoice  in  the  exclusion  of  liquors  from  the 
nav3',  we  urge  upon  Congress  the  passage  of  .such  laws  as  will 
banish  intoxicants  from  the  army. 

4  That  we  protest  against  the  introduction  of  American  and 
other  liquors  and  the  American  saloon  system  into  the  territory 
recently  acquired  by  the  United  States,  and  we  express  the  hope  that 
in  the  final  organization  of  the  new  governments  these  evils  may 
be  excluded. 

J.  DeHART  BRUEN, 

Chairman. 


I  goo.  Foreign  Populations.  93 


XV —REPORT  OF  THE  PERMANENT  COMMITTEE  ON 
WORK  AMONG  FOREIGN  POPULATIONS. 

Your  Committee  would  respectfullj^  report  that  Work  Among 
Foreign  Populations  is  being  carried  forward  in  most  of  the  Presby- 
teries with  a  fair  degree  of  earnestness. 

The  larger  part  of  this  work  is  among  the  German-speaking 
people.  Connected  with  the  Synod  are  20  German  churches,  dis- 
tributed through  6  of  our  Presbyteries,  Newark  Presbytery  having 
6  German  churches  on  its  roll,  and  Jersey  City  and  Morris  and 
Orange  each  4.  The  aggregate  membership  of  these  churches  is 
2,487,  or  an  average  to  each  church  of  about  125.  The  Sabbath- 
school  membership  is  3,770  ;  202  new  members  were  added  on  exam- 
ination, an  average  of  10  to  a  church  ;  3  churches  are  without  pas- 
tors—or were  last  spring — viz  :  Rahwaj^  First,  and  Maurer,  in 
Presbytery  of  Elizabeth,  and  Broadway  German,  of  Paterson. 

Work  among  Italians  has  crystalized  in  3  congregations,  with  a 
membership  of  178  and  Sabbath-school  membership  of  330  ;  36  were 
added  on  examination  during  the  year  reported.  It  is  to  be  regret- 
ted that  the  Rev.  Mr.  Fragale  was  compelled,  for  want  of  adequate 
support,  to  give  up  his  work  in  Hammonton,  and  has  removed  to 
Pittsburg,  Pa,,  where  he  is  engaged  in  a  similar  mission.  His 
place  has  been  filled  by  a  Waldensian  brother. 

Efforts  to  reach  the  Italians  are  made  in  other  Presbyteries  by 
individual  or  associated  churches,  as  in  Orange,  Madison  and  Mor- 
ristown. 

Some  effort  is  being  made  to  reach  the  hundreds  of  Italians  labor- 
ing on  the  great  reservoir  in  the  neighborhood  of  Boonton. 

Upwards  of  35,000  Italians  are  found  in  the  city  of  Newark,  and  a 
prosperous  church  has  been  formed  among  them. 

In  Trenton  an  Italian  Mission  is  carried  on  by  a  Presbyterial 
Commission,  consisting  of  3  ministers — one  of  them  the  Italian  mis- 
sionary— and  3  elders. 

Some  mission  work  is  also  in  progress  among  the  Hungarians, 
Poles,  Scandinavians,  etc.,  in  the  neighborhood  of  Perth  Amboy 

Work  among  the  Jews  in  the  Jewish  colony  at  Rosenhayn  (West 
Jersey  Presbytery),  has  been  for  the  present  suspended  ;  it  is  to  be 
hoped  only  for  the  present. 

Your  Committee  would  remind  the  churches  in  whose  vicinity 
considerable  numbers  of  Jews  are  found  that,  unpromising  and  diflS- 
cult  as  the  work  may  seem — and  it  is — it  is  well  worth  while  for 
there's  a  blessing  in  it — *'  at  this  present  time  also  there  is  a  rem- 
nant according  to  the  election  of  grace." 

ALBERT  ERDMAN, 

Chairman. 


94  Systematic  Beneeicence.  Oct., 


XVI.~REPORT   OF  THE  PERMANENT  COMMITTEE  ON 
SYSTEMATIC  BENEFICENCE. 

We  are  glad  to  avail  ourselves  of  the  opportunit}'  to  shorten  our 
report  by  referring  the  brethren  to  the  all-comprehensive  presenta- 
tion made  to  the  last  Assembly  by  its  Special  Committee  on  Sys- 
tematic Beneficence,  and  also  to  the  report  of  the  Standing  Committee 
to  which  it  was  referred.  When  one  reads  their  plea  for  enlarged 
offerings  through  the  church  collection  for  an  offering  from  every 
church  for  every  Board,  and  their  view  of  the  "  paramount  influence 
of  the  pastor,"  he  is  prompted  to  wonder  if  these  Committees  had 
not  been  reading  the  Minutes  of  the  Synod  of  New  Jersey. 

The  following  table  shows  how  much  we  yet  lack  of  an  offering 
from  every  church  for  every  Board.  It  gives  the  number  of  churches 
in  each  Presbytery  having  blanks,  how  many  of  them  have  pastors, 
and  how  many  are  vacant : 

Churches.        Blanks.  Pastors.  Vacant 

Elizabeth, 6  29  2  i 

Jersey  City, 21  98  18  i 

Monmouth, i  4  i 

Morris  and  Orange, 10  56  6  i 

Newark, 16  54  13  2 

Newton, 7  26  5  2 

West  Jersey, 24  106  9  6 

85  2,72,  54  13 

Corisco  (our  little  African  sister)  and  New  Brunswick,  having  no 
blanks,  are  not  found  in  this  table.  And  if  we  open  the  Twentieth 
Century  with  full  columns,  this  table  will  find  no  place  in  our  next 
report  Butler  and  Westminster,  in  the  Synod  of  Penns3dvania, 
again  stand  with  Corisco  and  New  Brunswick,  the  only  Presb}-- 
teries  in  the  church  with  full  columns.  The  Committee  expresses 
its  sincere  sympathy  with  the  deep  regret  of  one  of  its  members, 
Rev.  Wm.  P.  Finney,  who  has  so  splendidlj^  marshaled  the  forces 
of  Monmouth  for  the  past  few  years,  bringing  every  church  into 
line  and  keeping  his  ranks  unbroken.  During  his  absence  in  the 
Holy  Land  last  year,  one  of  the  churches  spoiled  the  record  held  b}- 
that  Presbytery  for  three  years,  by  presenting  its  report  with  four 
blanks.  Of  our  338  churches,  85,  about  one-fourth,  have  blanks  to 
the  extent  of  373.  This  is  a  decrease  of  2  churches  and  of  14  blanks 
as  compared  with  last  year.  Of  these  85  churches,  54  have  pastors 
and  13  are  vacant,  17  have  stated  supplies  and  i  a  pastor-elect. 
Thus  J 2  of  them  are  in  charge  of  a  minister.  It  used  to  be  said  that 
the  blanks  might  be  largely  accounted  for  by  reason  of  the  church's 
inability  or  its  vacant  pulpit.    An  examination  utterly  breaks  down 


igoo.  Systematic  Beneficence.  95 

this  explanation  We  are  constrained  to  honor  our  brethren  so  far 
as  to  believe  it  were  quite  possible  for  each  one  of  these  72  ministers 
to  have  had  every  column  filled  if  he  had  felt  that  it  ought  to  be 
done  and  had  planned  for  its  accomplishment.  This  conviction  is 
not  here  expressed  for  the  first  time,  and  for  its  justification  we  are 
glad  to  quote  from  the  Assembly's  Committee  when  it  calls  "  atten- 
tion to  the  paramount  influence  of  the  pastor.  *  *  *  The  pastor 
must  be  the  leader  in  the  benevolent  activities  of  his  people  as  dis- 
tinctly as  in  the  spiritual  " 

Once  more  it  seems  well  to  refer  to  the  playful  banter  of  our 
brethren  who  smile  at  our  enthusiasm  for  full  columns,  and  pleas- 
antly chide  us  for  encouraging  churches  to  fill  a  column  with  a 
single  dollar.  These  brethren  know  very  well  that  this  Committee 
pleads  for  the  largest  possible  amount  for  every  column.  But  we 
have  just  here  a  reply  to  all  this  genial  criticism.  Butler,  West- 
minster Monmouth  and  New  Brunswick,  the  only  home  Presby- 
teries in  all  the  chiirch  filling  every  column  in  recent  successive 
years,  have  151  churches,  of  which  only  19  put  a  single  dollar  in 
any  column  the  past  year.  They  have  filled  1,355  columns  and  only 
60  places  have  single  dollars,  an  average  of  less  than  4  one-dollar 
columns  to  each  of  the  19  churches.  There  were  1,302  churches  of 
the  Assembly  that  made  no  church  offering  last  year  to  any  Board. 
One  dollar  to  each  would  have  been  $11,718.  There  are  28,494  col- 
umns without  a  church  oifering  !  Were  it  not  worth  pleading  to 
transform  these  blanks  into  dollars  ?  We  still  hold  fast  our  opinion 
that  a  dollar  is  better  than  a  blank  ! 

In  presenting  the  next  table,  showing  the  relative  position  of  the 
home  Presbyteries  in  their  benevolent  contributions,  a  word  of 
explanation  is  necessary.  The  Committee  finds  a  pleasurable  incon- 
venience which  repeats  itself  in  connection  with  one  of  our  churches 
in  Elizabeth  Presbytery.  In  a  similar  comparison  last  year  we  were 
obliged,  in  fairness  to  all,  to  reduce  the  credit  of  the  Clinton  Church 
by  the  amount  of  $140,000.  This  year  we  set  aside  $65,000.  And 
may  the  Lord  preserve  the  life  of  His  servant  who  sets  us  this 
agreeable  task  from  year  to  year. 

Amount  of  Per  Capita 

Benevolence.  Gilts. 

Newark, $81,520  Morris  and  Orange,     .    .  $7.29 

Morris  and  Orange,     .  75,276  Newark, 6.91 

Elizabeth, 64,448  Elizabeth, 6.78 

New  Brunswick,  .   .    .  40,438  Jersey  City, 4.65 

Jersey  City, 33.788  New  Brunswick,   ....  4.34 

West  Jersey, 24,159  West  Jersey, 3.12 

Monmouth, 19,070  Monmouth 2.90 

Newton, 16,045  Newton, 2  76 


96 


Systematic  Beneficence. 


Oct., 


The  following  comparative  statement  shows  the  Synod's  total 
contributions  for  the  year.  It  reveals  over  $27,000  less  given  to 
Home  Missions  than  we  gave  last  year,  and  over  $29,000  less  to  the 
Board  of  Aid  for  Colleges.  It  shows  a  net  loss  in  benevolence  of 
167,659.  A  gain  of  $64,171  in  congregational  expenses  leaves  a 
total  net  loss  of  $3,488.     Onr  total  contributions  reach  $1,387,438. 


Home  Missions, 
Foreign  Missions,  . 
Education,  .... 
Sunday-school  Work 
Church  Erection,  . 
Relief  Fund,  .  .  . 
Freedmen,  .... 
Sy nodical  Home  Mis 
Aid  for  Colleges,  . 
General  Assembly, 

Church  Benevolence 
Miscellaneous,     .    .    . 
Bible  Societ3^  .... 


Total  Benevolence, 
Congregational,  .   .    . 


1899. 

1900. 

Gain, 

Loss. 

$149,388 

$122,176 

.... 

$27,212 

107,389 

105,814 

1.575 

19.393 

19.783 

$390 

.  .  .  . 

10,687 

12,423 

1,736 

8,821 

11,992 

3,171 

9.568 

11.235 

1,667 

.... 

19.590 

18,873 

717 

16,921 

17,811 

890 

61,063 

31.899 

29.154 

5.623 

5.760 

137 

.... 

$408,443 

$357,766 

$50,677 

65.531 

53.274 

.... 

12,257 

13,120 

8,395 

4.725 

5487,094 
903,832 


^419,435 

968,003 


$67,659 


64,171 


Total  Contributions,   $1,390,926     $1,387,438 


In  our  offerings  directly  to  our  own  Treasuries,  we  have  made  a 
considerable  gain  ;  as  shown  by  the  annexed  statement  of  our  total 
benevolent  gifts  of  $419,435,  we  placed  $227,404,  or  54  per  cent,  in 
the  treasuries  of  the  Board.     A  gain  over  last  year  of  $9,182. 


Home  Missions, 

Foreign  Missions 

Education, 

S.  S.  Work 

Church  Erection 

Relief  Fund, 

Freedmen,     . 

Synodical  Home  Missions, 
Aid  for  Colleges,     .... 


?o,2i9       $86,488     $6,269 


85,332 

79.769 

4,332 

4.656 

324 

6,762 

7.592 

830 

4,916 

5.226 

310 

8,731 

9.689 

958 

7,157 

11,524 

4,367 

16,921 

17,811 

890 

3.852 

4,649 

797 

Loss, 


$5,563 


$218,222      $227,404 


,182 


In  our  church  offerings  we  have  not  reached  Dr.  Dixon's  request 
for  a  penny  a  week  per  member  for  Home  Missions.  Our  average 
gift  for  the  year  is  41  cents — a  little  less  than  8  mills  per  week.  To 
the  payment  of  the  debt  on  the  Freedmen' s  Board  we  gave  $3,260. 


igoo. 


Systematic  Beneficence. 


97 


During  the  Synodical  year  we  have  contributed  to  Synodical  Home 
Missions  117,502.23.  B3'  contributions  from  within  the  Synod,  by 
churches  and  individuals,  there  are  35  missionaries  supported  in 
heathen  lands.  Treasurer  Hand,  of  the  Board  of  Foreign  Missions, 
has  given  in  his  annual  report  a  "classified  statistical  table" 
vshowing  the  relative  standing  of  the  Synods  in  their  church  offer- 
ings to  Foreign  Missions,  in  which  he  places  New  Jersey  next  after 
New  York  and  Pennsylvania  in  her  total  gifts,  but  in  her  per  capita 
of  69  cents  she  is  17  cents  in  advance  of  New  York,  the  next  highest. 
In  another  table  he  sets  in  comparison  a  few  of  the  more  important 
Presbyteries,  in  which  our  own  Morris  and  Orange  leads  the  sister- 
hood in  a  per  capita  gift  of  $1.45,  with  New  York  a  close  second 
with  fi.40.  In  contributions  to  the  Bible  Societ}^  New  Jersey  leads 
the  Synods  with  a  gift  of  $8,395.  The  seven  S3'nods  whose  total 
beneficence  exceeds  one  hundred  thousand  dollars  stand  in  the  fol- 
lowing order : 


Total 
Beneficence. 

Pennsylvania,  ....  1902,686 

New  York, 879,429 

New  Jersey, 419-435 

Ohio, 313,025 

Illinois 307,743 

Indiana 145,636 

Baltimore, 102,527 

Total $3,071,480 


New  Jersey,  . 
Illinois,  .  .  . 
New  York, 
Pennsylvania, 
Baltimore, 
Ohio,  .... 
Indiana,      .   . 


Per  Capita 
Gifts. 

$6.01 

4.44 

4-30 
4.12 
4.00 
3.12 
2  96 


This  comparison  places  our  Synod  in  third  place  as  to  the  amount 
given,  but  in  her  average  gift  per  member  she  easily  takes  first 
place  at  f  6. 01.  Illinois  surprises  us  by  standing  next,  with  $4.44. 
leading  the  great  Synods  of  Pennsylvania  and  New  York. 

We  have  now  set  before  the  Synod  such  phases  of  our  general 
beneficent  work  as  we  felt  the  brethren  would  care  to  have  reviewed. 
We  have  found  no  ground  for  boasting.  But  there  is  much  in  the 
work  of  the  past  j^ear  to  encourage  and  stimulate  to  still  more 
earnest  effort  to  have  all  the  tithes  brought  into  God's  storehouse. 

It  is  desirable,  and  it  is  possible,  by  the  faithful  efforts  of  minis- 
ters and  elders,  that  next  year  shall  witness,  practically,  full  benev- 
olent columns  in  the  statistical  report  of  each  of  our  338  churches. 

We  offer  the  following  for  adoption  : 

I.  That  the  Synod  of  New  Jersey  endorse  the  action  of  the  last 
Assembly,  which  "  earnestly  calls  upon  our  great  church  to  cele- 
brate the  opening  of  the  twentieth  century  by  an  advance  to  the  true 
ideal  of  Christian  giving,  at  least  so  far  as  to  secure  from  every 
church  and  from  every  church  member  an  offering  for  each  of  our 
eight  Boards      That  for  the  attainment  of  this  end  the  pastors  and 


98  Systematic  Benkficence.  Oct., 

sessions    *    *    *    set  to  work  early  and  systematically  and   use 
their  utmost  endeavors  throughout  the  whole  year." 

2.  That  as  an  aid  in  this  direction  the  Synod  would  urge  the 
ministers  and  elders  to  make  the  most  zealous  efforts  to  secure  an 
extensive  circulation  among  the  people  of  our  church  magazine, 
"The  Assembly  Herald,"  also  of  those  most  excellent  and  help- 
ful publications  ot  the  Woman's  Boards,  "Woman's  Work  for 
Woman,"  •'  Home  Mission  Monthly  "  and  "  Over  Sea  and  Land," 
and  that  they  would  distribute  freely  through  the  churches  the 
instructive  and  stimulating  leaflets  furnished  gratuitousl}^  on  re- 
quest, by  each  of  our  Boards. 

3.  The  Synod  realizes  the  utter  futility  of  all  its  counsels  unless 
they  be  cordially  accepted  by  the  leaders  and  overseers  of  the 
people.  It  therefore  solicits  a  cheerful  co-operation,  and  calls  the 
brethren  to  the  exercise  of  faith  and  prayer  and  a  loyal  endeavor 
fully  to  meet  the  Assembly's  summons. 

THOMAS  S.  LONG, 

Chairman. 


igoo.  Historical  Matkriai,.  99 


XVII —REPORT  OF  CUSTODIANS  OF  HISTORICAL  MATERIAL. 

The  Custodians  of  Historical  Material  respectfully  report  that  the 
following   material  has  been  deposited  upon  the  Synod's  shelves 
during  the  past  3'ear  : 
Frotn  the  Rev.  Eben  B.  Cobb,  D  D.: 

Year  Book,  Second  Church,  Elizabeth,  1900 

From  the  Rev.  J.  DeHart  Brtien  : 

Sermon,  "  Five  Years  of  the  First  Church,  Belvidere." 

From  James  Steen,  Esq.: 

New  Aberdeen,  the  Scotch  Settlement  of  Monmouth  County,  1899- 

From  the  Rev.  Allen  H.  Brown  : 

Twenty-fifth  Anniversary,  South  Park  Church,  Newark,  1879. 
Duplicate. 

Copper  plate  of  card  of  invitation  and  papers  concerning  unveil- 
ing of  Presbyterian  Historical  Monument. 

From  the  Family  of  the  late  Rev.  Edwin  F.  Hatfield,  D.D  ,  through  the 
Rev  Allen  H.  Brozun  : 
History  of  Elizabeth,  N.  J.,  1868. 

From  the  Family  of  the  late  Hon.  L.  Q.  C.  Elmer  : 

Gazetteer  and  History  of  New  Jersey,  Thos.  F.  Gordon,  1834. 
History  of  Fenwick's  Colony,  Thos.  Shourds,  1876. 
Rutgers  College  Centennial,  1S70. 

The  Old  Man  Beloved,  Rev.  Ethan  Osborn.     Duplicate. 
Manual,  Prospect  Street  Church,  Trenton,  1900. 

From  the  Rev.  Hugh  B.  MacCanley : 

Manual  of  the  Freehold  Presbj^terian  Church,  1692-1749-1836. 

From  the  Rev.  Joseph  M.  McNulty,  D.D.: 

Two  hundred  and  twenty-fifth  anniversary  of  the  Woodbridge 
Church,  1900. 

From  the  Rev.  Frederic  R.  Brace ,  D.D.: 

Sesqui-Centennial,  First  Church,  Blackwood,  1900. 

From  the  Rev  John  E.  Peters,  Sc.  D.: 

The  Assembly's  Digest  of  1820,  formerly  the  property  of  the 
Synod. 

Pictures  : 

Rev,  Allen  H.  Brown,  Rev.  Robert  Hamill  Nassau,  D.D. 

WALTER  A.  BROOKS, 
JOSEPH  H.  DULLES, 

Custodiafis. 


Historical  Materiai,.  Oct., 


XVni.-REPORT  OF  THE  PERMANENT  COMMITTEE  ON  HIS- 
TORICAL MATERIALS  AND  THE  JOINT  COMMITTEE 
ON  RAISING  FUNDS  FOR  THE  ERECTION  OF  THE 
PRESBYTERIAN  HISTORICAL  MONUMENT. 

To  the  Synod  of  New  Jersey,  October  /ylh,  /goo  : 

When  the  Synod  of  New  Jersey  adjourned  in  1899,  it  was  with 
the  expectation  that  the  Historical  Monument  would  be  ready  for 
dedication  on  Wednesda5^  the  8th  of  November.  Then,  although 
the  granite  had  arrived  from  Scotland  and  Ireland,  it  was  found 
impossible  to  have  everything  in  readiness  for  that  date,  and  a 
second  disappointment  and  another  postponement  became  necessarj'. 
The  blocks  of  granite  were  erected  in  November,  but  the  tablets 
and  seals  of  antique  metal  were  not  added  until  a  few  daj'S  before 
the  dedication,  in  June,  1900. 

A  mistake  was  made  by  the  workman  in  the  location  of  the  seals 
and  tablets.  This  error  has  been  corrected  by  INIr.  Lamb,  without 
expense  to  the  Committee,  under  the  supervision  of  Mr.  MacCauley. 
It  is  therefore  proper  to  amend  the  des(fription  which  was  given  at 
the  time  of  unveiling,  and  add  that  the  tablet  containing  the  trans- 
lation of  the  Latin  inscription  is  now  on  the  east  side,  leaving  the 
south  side  vacant,  except  that  a  fourth  small  tablet  has  been  added 
to  the  base  on  the  south,  according  to  the  order  of  Synod  in  1899. 
This  also  was  done  under  Mr.  MacCauley' s  supervision.  Two  of 
the  vSeals  also  have  been  transposed,  in  accordance  with  the  original 
design,  and  the  seal  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  the  L'nited  States 
is  now  on  the  rear,  looking  toward  the  Sunny  South,  and  the  seal 
of  the  Scotch  Irish  Society  is  on  the  east,  looking  toward  the  land 
whence  came  the  men  of  Ulster. 

We  take  pleasure  in  giving  expression  again  to  our  obligation  to 
Rev.  Henry  Clay  Cameron,  D.D.,  Ph.D.,  Professor  of  Princeton 
University,  for  his  admirable  decipherment  and  translation  of  the 
Latin  inscription,  which  was  almost  obliterated  from  the  tombstone 
of  John  Boyd. 

Thursday,  June  14th,  opened  with  rain  in  the  northern  part  of 
New  Jersey  and  with  threatening  clouds  in  the  southern  section. 
Notwithstanding  this  unpropitious  beginning  of  a  pleasant  day. 
several  hundred  people  assembled  in  the  Old  Scots  Burying-ground 
near  Wickatunk  Station,  to  witness  the  unveiling  of  the  Presby- 
terian Historical  Monument.  The  ladies  of  Matawan,  Wickatunk 
and  Freehold  and  others  united  in  decorating  with  flags  and  flowers 
the  speakers'  stand  and  the  graves  of  John  Boyd  and  Tennent  and 
Redford. 

Friends  from  the  places  above  mentioned,  and  Tennent,  also  pro- 
vided conveyances  to  transport  the  guests  between  the  railroad 
stations  and  the  places  of  assembly. 


igOO.  HiSTORICAI.    MATERIA!,.  lOI 

The  exercises  began  at  ii  A.  M.  at  the  Old  Scots  Burying-ground, 
under  the  able  direction  of  Rev.  A  Nelson  Hollifield,  D.D.,  Moder- 
ator of  the  Sj^nod  of  New  Jersey,  who  opened  with  a  brief  prayer. 
After  singing  the  hymn,  "  Our  God  Our  Help  in  Ages  Past,"  Rev. 
Joseph  M.  McNulty,  D.D.,  pastor  of  the  Old  Church  of  Woodbridge, 
read  the  Scriptural  lesson,  i  Sam.  vii  :  5-12   and  Acts  viii  :  1-4. 

Rev.  Allen  H.  Brown,  Chairman  of  Synod's  Historical  Com- 
mittee, gave  the  history  and  description  of  the  monument.  In  the 
middle  of  this  address  the  monument  was  unveiled  by  Walter  Kerr 
Esq.,  of  New  York  city,  a  lineal  descendant  of  the  Scotch  exile, 
Walter  Ker,  the  elder  and  founder  of  the  Old  Scots  Church,  other- 
wise called  the  Church  of  Freehold. 

This  was  followed  b}'  the  dedicatory  prayer  by  Rev.  George  D. 
Baker,  D.D.  pastor  of  the  Old  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Phila- 
delphia, of  which  Jedidiah  Andrews  was  the  first  pastor. 

Rev.  Robert  F.  Sample,  D.D.,  Moderator  of  the  General  Assem- 
bly of  1899.  presented  the  greetings  and  congratulations  of  the 
Northern  General  Assembly  and  sketched  some  salient  features  in 
the  growth  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  from  the  coming  of  Francis 
Makemie  and  the  ordination  of  John  Boyd  to  the  present  time. 

Rev.  Robert  P.  Kerr,  D.D.,  of  Richmond,  Va.,  delegate  from  the 
Southern  General  Assembly,  responded,  and  spoke  of  the  use  of 
monuments,  and  said  :  "I  am  commissioned  to  bear  the  most  cor- 
dial salutations  to  the  representatives  of  the  General  Assembly  of 
the  Church  in  the  United  States  of  America,  and  to  say  that  we 
claim  a  partnership  in  this  monument  and  in  the  early  organization 
of  Presbyterian  ism  for  which  it  stands.  Your  brothers  of  the  South 
grasp  your  hands  to-day,  and  we  meet,  proud,  I  trust,  of  each  other. 
We  are  certainly  proud  of  you  for  your  great  work  and  the  splendid 
defence  of  our  common  heritage  of  doctrine,  which  your  Assembly 
makes  every  time  it  meets." 

After  singing  the  hymn,  "O  God  of  Bethel,  by  whose  hand  Thy 
people  still  are  fed,"  Rev.  Wm.  Henry  Roberts,  D.D.,  LL  D.,  Stated 
Clerk  and  delegate  from  the  Northern  General  Assembly,  delivered 
an  address  on  these  characteristics  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  viz.: 
"Popular  Government  in  the  Church,"  "A  Definite  Creed,"  and 
"An  Evangelistic  and  Educated  Ministry." 
Rev.  Eben  B.  Cobb,  D.D.,  made  a  financial  statement. 
There  was  not  time  to  hear  the  Hon.  Thomas  B.  Gresham,  of 
Baltimore,  who  was  present  as  a  delegate  from  the  Southern  Presby- 
terian Church,  and  the  address  of  Doctor  P.  P.  Flournoy  was  for  the 
s'ame  reason  postponed  until  the  afternoon. 

The  benediction  was  pronounced  by  the  Rev.  W.  C.  Alexander,  of 

Baltimore,  another  delegate  from  the  Southern  General  Assembly. 

The  whole  audience  then  hastened  to  take  the  train  for  Freehold, 

and  the  cars  of  the  Central  New  Jersey  R.  K.  rolled  smoothly  over 

the  track  of  the  Pennsylvania  Company  to  Tennent  station. 


I02  Historical  Material.  Oct., 

No  time  was  allowed,  or  lost  for  dinner,  for  a  dining-car  attached 
to  this  train  satisfied  the  demands  of  the  hungr}'. 

Arrived  at  the  old  Tennent  Church,  Dr.  Hollifield,  Moderator, 
again  presided. 

Rev.  Parke  P.  Flournoy,  D.D..  of  Bethesda  Md.,  delegate  from 
the  Southern  General  Assembly,  delivered  an  address  on  "  Presbj'- 
terians  before  Presbytery." 

No  programme  had  been  made  for  the  afternoon,  and  brief 
addresses  were  made  by  the  following  persons  : 

Rev  Henry  Clay  Cameron  D.D.,  Professor  of  Princeton  Univer- 
sity ; 

H.  Goodwin  Smith,  D.D.,  formerly  pastor  of  Freehold  Church,  and 

Hugh  B.  MacCaule}',  its  mo.st  recent  pastor  ; 

Frank  R.  Symnies,  pastor  of  the  Tennent  Church  ; 

Wm.  M.  Rice,  D.D..  Stated  Clerk  and  delegate  from  the  Presby- 
tery of  Philadelphia,  and 

Robert  Alexander,  D  D.,  editor  of  the  "  Presbyterian." 

The  concluding  prayer  was  offered  bj^  Rev.  Walter  A.  Brooks, 
D.  D.,  Stated  Clerk  of  the  Synod  of  New  jerse3\  and  the  audience 
departed  to  their  homes  thankful  for  all  that  they  had  seen  and 
heard.  "* 

In  the  retrospect,  one  of  the  most  delightful  recollections  is  the 
fraternal  reunion  of  delegates  of  the  two  great  branches  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church,  like  scattered  children  coming  home  for  a 
family  gathering  at  the  old  homestead  of  their  ancestors. 

We  sincerely  regret  the  absence  of  one  of  the  five  delegates  of  the 
Southern  Presbyterian  Church,  Hon  Willam  Wirt  Henry,  of  Rich- 
mond, Va..  An  extract  from  one  of  his  letters  is  worthy  of  preser- 
vation here,  both  for  its  expression  of  his  own  feelings,  and  his 
allusion  to  his  grandfather,  Patrick  Henr^-.     He  wrote  in  part : 

"Not  only  would  I  like  to  perform  the  duty  of  appearing  as  a 
representative  of  my  Assembly,  but  the  occasion  would  be  in- 
tensely interesting  to  me,  for  my  blood  is  largelj^  Scotch,  and  I  love 
my  Church  and  take  the  greatest  interest  in  her  history. 

"Then  too,  Rev.  Samuel  Davies,  the  real  father  of  Presbyterian- 
ism  in  Virginia,  was  sent  to  that  colony  from  New  Jersey.  The 
mother  of  Patrick  Henry  was  a  member  of  Mr.  Davies'  church  and 
from  his  preaching  Mr.  Henry  learned  the  great  principle  of  reli- 
gious libert}^  which  he  engrafted  in  the  Virginia  Bill  of  Rights  of 
1776  and  which  is  found  in  ever}'  Constitution  in  the  United  States 
since.     I  am,  yours  very  truly.  Wm.  Wirt  Henry." 

The  day  of  unveiling  was  all  too  short  for  the  full  enjoj'ment  of 
the  occasion.  We  shall  hear  again  the  echoes  of  that  monument. 
It  will  inspire  renewed  study  of  the  early  history  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church  in  this  country.     Already  the  Presb3'tery  of  West  Jersey 


igoo.  Historical  Material.  103 

prepares  to  protect  and  honor  the  neglected  site  of  Old  Cohanzy 
Church,  now  called  Fairfield,  which  was  probably  as  old  as  Free- 
hold ;  being  mentioned  in  the  Records  of  the  General  Presbytery  of 
1708  (on  page  9),  only  eighteen  months  after  the  ordination  of  John 
Boyd,  and  the  Daughters  of  the  Revolution  will  enclose  the  ground 
with  an  iron  fence. 

Very  recently  the  church  of  Blackwood  celebrated  its  sesqui- 
centennial  by  unveiling  a  mural  tablet  with  public  exercises  during 
four  days,  beginning  on  September  30th. 

Our  people  need  to  be  educated  to  regard  the  burial-grounds  of 
their  ancestors  with  greater  care  and  to  protect  the  sites  of  historic 
churches  with  greater  reverence. 

The  detailed  financial  account  of  the  Treasurer  of  the  Trustees  of 
Synod  will  appear  in  separate  form.  It  is  suf&cient  to  insert  here 
that  the  total  receipts  are  |i,745  93  ;  and  total  expenses,  $1,716.52  ; 
leaving  in  the  treasury,  $29.41. 

The  cost  of  the  monument,  including  the  foundation  and  all 
tablets  and  seals  in  antique  metal,  is  $1,300.00.  The  secular  and 
religious  papers  published  extensively  an  account  of  the  dedicatory 
exercises,  and  in  one  or  the  other,  in  whole  or  in  part,  the  formal 
addresses  mentioned  on  the  programme  have  been  printed. 

In  addition  to  the  delegates  of  the  Northern  and  Southern  General 
Assemblies,  the  names  of  delegates  who  were  appointed  by  Presby- 
teries in  New  Jersey  and  by  the  Presbytery  of  Philadelphia  and  by 
the  Presbyterian  Historical  Society  and  by  the  New  Jersey  Histori- 
cal Society  are  recorded ;  but  it  was  impossible  to  recognize  indi- 
vidually all  who  were  present  on  that  day  of  dedication. 

For  the  publication  of  the  proceedings,  the  preservation  of  the 
monument  and  for  the  improvement  of  the  grounds  around  it,  con- 
tributions are  needed. 

In  conclusion,  your  Committee  offer  for  the  consideration  of  Synod 
the  following  resolutions  : 

I.  That  the  Joint  Committee  of  twenty-one  be  discharged  and  that 
the  Permanent  Committee  on  Historical  Materials,  one  from  each 
Presbytery,  be  continued  as  heretofore. 

2  That  the  care  of  the  Historical  Monument  be  committed  to  the 
Trustees  of  the  Synod,  who  hold  the  title  to  the  site  on  which  it 
stands. 

3.  In  view  of  the  necessity  of  securing  a  fund  for  the  perpetual 
preservation  of  the  Presbyterian  Historical  Monument  erected  by 
the  Synod  of  New  Jersey  in  the  Old  Scots  Burying-ground,  within 
the  bounds  of  the  Presbytery  of  Monmouth,  be  it 

Resolved,  That  Sj^nod  during  the  present  fiscal  year  raise  the  sum 
of  $1,000,  this  money  to  be  placed  in  the  hands  of  the  Trustees  of 
Synod,  and  by  them  invested,  the  interest  therefrom  to  be  used  for 
the  preservation  of  the  monument  and  the  care  of  the  grounds,  or 
such  other  purposes  as  Synod  may  direct. 


I04  Historical  Material.  Oct., 

To  facilitate  the  securing  of  this  fund  be  it  further 
Resolved    That  the  sum  desired  be  apportioned  to  the  various 
Presbyteries  in  the  following  ratio,  the  Presbyteries  being  requested 
to  raise  these  sums,  employing  in  so  doing  such  methods  as  may 
seem  to  them  wise  : 

Elizabeth, $135.00  Monmouth, $135.00 

Morris  and  Orange,     .  135.00  West  Jersey,      ....  125.00 

Newark, 135.00  Jersey  City 100.00 

New  Brunswick,   .    .   .  135.00  Newton, 100.00 

$1,000  00 

transmitting  the  money,  when  raised,  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  Rev.  Allen  H.  Brown,  and  that  the  Stated  Clerk  of  Sj'nod 
be  requested  to  notify  the  Stated  Clerks  of  the  various  Presby- 
teries of  this  action. 

4.  That  a  concise  history  of  the  monument,  already  prepared  by 
the  Rev.  Hugh  B.  MacCauley,  one  of  the  Committee,  be  printed  in 
the  Appendix  to  the  Minutes. 

5.  That  the  Trustees  of  Synod  be  hereby  authorized  to  make 
arrangements  for  the  satisfactory  disposal  and  location  of  the 
John  Boyd  tombstone  in  the  fire-proof  room  of  the  Presbj'terian 
Historical  Society,  at  Philadelphia,  with  the  distinct  understanding 
that  in  so  disposing  of  the  stone  it  be  considered  as  a  loan,  and  that 
it  shall  remain  under  the  control  of  the  Synod  of  New  Jersey. 

Respectfully  submitted  by 

Allen  H.  Brown,  Frank  R.  Symmes, 

David  R.  Frazer,  E.  P.  Tenney, 

Eben  B.  Cobb,  Hugh  B.  MacCauley, 

John  C.  Clyde,  Charles  E.  Hall, 

Henry  C.  Cameron,  Jeremiah  Baker, 

Charles  Herr,  Cyrus  Peck, 

Stanley  White,  Franklin  Dye, 

R.  Hamill  Nassau,  Henry  D.  Moore, 

James  Steen,  R.  Perrine  Craig, 

George  Swain,  J.  C.  Johnson, 

George  Baker, 

Historical  ajtd  Joint  Committee 


igoo. 


HisTORiCAiv  Material. 


105 


XIX-FINANCIAL  STATEMENT  ON  ACCOUNT  OF  ERECTION 
OF  THE  PRESBYTERIAN  HISTORICAL  MONUMENT  DUR- 
ING THREE  YEARS  FROM  NOVEMBER  7th,  1897,  TO  OC- 
TOBER I6th,  J900. 

CASH   RECEIVED. 

Special  from  Presbytery  Morris  and  Orange, I50  00 

From  Individuals,  Churches  and  Sunday-schools,      .    .    .       1,61967 
From  accrued  interest  on  deposits, |ii   19 

2"^  07 

42  26 

From  collection  in  Tennent  Church,  June  14th,  1900,    .    .  31  42 

From  sale  of  one  electroplate, 2  58 

Total  received $i,745  93 

CASH     EXPENDED. 

For  subscription  book |o  45 

For  recording  two  deeds, 2  56 

For  typewriter  and  copyist, 8  60 

For  express  charges,         7  25 

For  postage,  envelopes  and  telegrams, 39  ^9 

F'or  expenses  of  Committee,  in  part,  viz.: 

George  Swain,  D.D. $2  00 

•  H.  B.  MacCauley 5  35 

Eben  B   Cobb,  D.D  , 3  75 

AH.  Brown,  railroad  fare  to  three  Presby- 
teries,           4  63 

15  7i 

For  printing 59  ^7 

For  electroplates, 16  88 

For  box  for  tombstone 2  75 

For  freight - i  75 

For  monument,  including  foundation,  tablets  and  seals,  .       1,300  00 
For  clearing  and  grading  ground  and  building  mound,    .  2>2>  21 

For  Pennsylvania  Railroad  between  Freehold  and 

Tennent,    ...■•• $20  00 

For  lunch  car  and  attendants'  railroad  fare,     ...     13  00 
For  loss  on  luncheon 25  75 

58  75 

For  one  hundred  silk  badges, 8  00 

For  engraving  and  printing  1,500  invitations, 37  90 

For  postage  on  invitations, 27  38 


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For  expenses  on  railroad  of  delegates  from  Southern  Pres- 
byterian Church, $31  50 

For  top  soiling,  sodding,  seeding  mound, 35  00 

For  clearing  ground,  building   stand   for  speakers   and 

seats, 29  75 

Balance  on  hand, 29  41 

$1,745  93 
ALLEN  H.  BROWN 

Treasurer. 

The  above  report  carefully  examined,   compared  with  vouchers 
and  found  correct. 

Atlantic  City,  October  17th,  1900. 

J.  H.   OWENS, 
J.  D.  FLOCK, 
JOHN  S.  JESSUP, 

Finance  Comniiltee 


of  the  vicinity  of 
The  Old  Scots  e^nd.  T^cnneni  ChurcliC;!^ 
jScaU—tmilfcrio  linch. 


_Mjon>noulIi     Courti\. 
!Ne.w  Jersey. 


TAKEN    FROM    THE    STATE    TOPOGRAPHICAL    MAPS    OF    GEORGE    H. 
COOK    AND    C.   C.    VERMEULE. 


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XX.-AN  ACCOUNT  OF  THE  PRESBYTERIAN  HISTORICAL 
MONUMENT  LOCATED  ON  THE  GRAVE  OF  THE  REV. 
JOHN  BOYD  AND  BESIDE  THE  SITE  OF  THE  "OLD 
SCOTS  CHURCH,"  OTHERWISE  KNOWN  AS  THE  "FREE- 
HOLD CHURCH." 

(NEAR  WICKATUNK  STATION,  ON  THE  CENTRAL  R.  R.  OF  NEW  JERSEY, 
FIVE  MILES  FROM  FREEHOLD,  MONMOUTH  CO.,  N.  J.) 

PREPARED   BY    REV.    HUGH    B.    MacCAULEY, 

TRENTON,  N.   J. 

Formerly  Pastor  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of   Freehold,  N.  J.,  and  Secretary  of  the 
Executive  Committee  on  the    Erection  of  the  Monument. 


When  the  people  of  Israel  came  out  of  the  land  of  Eg^'pt,  the 
house  of  bondage,  and  successfully  passed  through  the  perils  of  the 
wilderness,  and  at  last  planted  their  feet  in  the  land  that  the  Lord 
gave  them,  the  first  thing  they  did  was  to  raise  a  monument. 
Joshua,  the  chief  Captain,  by  divine  direction,  instructed  the  peo- 
ple what  to  do,  and  when  the  twelve  stones  were  gathered  out  of 
the  Jordan  river,  and  set  up  strongly  together,  he  said  concerning 
them  :  "  These  stones  shall  be  for  a  memorial  unto  the  children  of 
Israel  forever."  It  was  to  remind  them  of  God's  power  and  love, 
and  be  a  witness  to  their  children  after  them. 

In  accord  with  this  example  there  was  unveiled  on  Thursda3% 
June  14th,  1900,  a  monument  which  is  both  unique  and  interesting. 
It  stands  on  the  double  site  of  the  Old  Scots  Meeting  House  and  of 
the  grave  of  the  Rev.  John  Boyd,  the  first  pastor  thereof.  This  site 
is  located  in  the  Old  Scots  Burying  Ground,  near  Wickatunk  Sta- 
tion, on  the  Central  R.  R.  of  New  Jersey,  and  is  also  about  five 
miles  from  Freehold,  Monmouth  county,  N.  J.  There  is  no  other 
monument  like  it  in  this  country.  There  are  few  stories  so  interest- 
ing or  so  important  in  results  as  the  history  which  centers  at  its 
base.  Let  us,  then,  first  read  a  portion  of  this  brilliant  page  in 
Presbyterian  histor}'. 

The  outlook  for  the  Reformed  faith  was  never  darker  in  France 
and  Great  Britain  than  in  1685.  In  that  year  Louis  XIV  revoked 
the  Edict  of  Nantes^  and  sent  six  hundred  thousand  Huguenots 
into  exile,  fleeing  from  persecution  into  Holland,  England  and 
America.     In  the  same  3'ear,  in  Great  Britain,  James  II  ascended 


Note. — Readers  are  referred  for  fuller  information  to  the  Hiilory  of  the  Old  Scots  Church  of 
Freehold,  in  East  Jersey,  by  the  Rev.  Henry  Goodwin  Smith,  D.D.,  formerly  Pastor  of  the  First 
Presbyterian  Church  of  Freehold,  N.  J.  (1895),  and  the  History  of  Old  Tenncnt  Church,  by 
Rev.  Frank  R.  Symmes,  the  fifteenth  Pastor  (1897)  ;  and  to  the  valuable  reports  of  Synod's 
Committee  on  Historical  Materials  and  the  Joint  Committee  on  The  Monument,  in  Minutes 
of  Synod,  1894  to  1900  inclusive. 


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the  throne  of  the  United  Kingdom,  and  in  defiance  of  past  opposi- 
tion avowed  himself  a  Roman  Catholic.  Terrible  persecutions  soon 
broke  out,  and  nowhere  worse  than  in  Scotland.  In  that  devoted 
land  the  raids  of  Claverhouse  brought  death  to  hundreds  who 
refused  to  abjure  the  Covenant  or  renounce  their  allegiance  to 
Christ.  In  May  of  that  3'ear  Margaret  Wilson,  onl^-  eighteen  jears 
of  age,  type  of  many  others  was  drowned  in  the  tidewaters  of  Bled- 
nock  singing  psalms  of  praise  until  the  waters  closed  her  lips. 

"  Murdered  for  owning  Christ  supreme, 
Head  of  His  church,  and  no  more  crime 
But  her  not  owning  Prelacy, 
And  not  abjuring  Presbytery  ; 
Within  the  sea.  tied  to  a  stake, 
She  suffered  for  Christ  Jesus'  sake." 

Macaulay  says,  "  Through  many  years  the  autumn  of  16.85  was 
remembered  as  a  time  of  misery  and  terror  " 

In  this  Egypt  of  oppression  the  poor  Presbyterians  looked  awa}' 
to  America  as  the  Promised  Land  Tidings  came  across  the  water 
of  a  land  where  there  was  toleration  The  colony  of  East  Jersej'^ 
was  especially  attractive  because  religious  libertj-  was  safeguarded 
by  provisions  of  its  charter.  In  the  autumn  of  1685  Lord  Neil 
Campbell  came  over  with  many  followers  In  the  list  of  their 
names,  still  extant,  we  find  names  of  those  who,  a  few  3'ears  after, 
raised  the  meeting-house  with  which  our  story  is  concerned. 

Toward  the  close  of  the  same  year  there  arrived  at  Perth  Ambo}- 
the  ' '  Henry  and  Francis, ' '  a  vessel  ' '  of  350  tons  and  20  great  guns, ' ' 
the  pest  ship  containing  the  stricken  remnant  of  the  sad  expedition 
organized  by  George  Scot,  laird  of  Pitlochie.  "'  Few  pages  of  his- 
tory are  fuller  of  mingled  misery,  horror  and  moral  grandeur  than 
the  records  of  those  persecuted  followers  of  Pitlochie."  Their 
leader  had  been  fined  enormous  sums  and  thrice  imprisoned  for  his 
Presbyterian  principles.  Similarly  his  followers  had  been  thrown, 
tortured  and  mutilated,  into  the  prisons  of  Glasgow,  Edinburgh, 
Stirling  and  Leith.  A  commutation  of  sentence  was  obtained,  and 
gathering  this  wretched  company  together  with  their  ears  cut  off 
and  cheeks  branded,  their  leader  embarked  with  them  in  Septem- 
ber, only  to  lose  his  life  on  the  passage,  together  with  his  wife  and 
70  others,  who  miserably  perished  of  ship  fever.  On  this  voyage  of 
horrors,  with  the  memory  of  persecution  behind  thein,  with  the 
presence  of  the  deadly  plague  among  them,  with  promise  of  an 
unknown  land  before  them,  their  spirit,  nevertheless,  rose  above 
all  their  miseries,  and  they  sent  back  to  Scotland  their  protest 
again.st  the  injustice  of  their  banishment  from  their  own  and  cov- 
enanted land,  for  "owning  truth  and  holding  b}'  duty,"  and  study- 
ing "  to  keep  by  their  covenanted  engagements  and  baptismal  vows, 
w4iereby  they  stand  obliged  to  resist,  and  testify  against  all  that  is 
contrary  to  the  word  of  God  and  their  Covenants."     This  declara- 


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tion  of  allegiance  to  the  supremacy  of  spiritual  truth  rings  in  our 
ears  to-day  and  calls  upon  us  to  do  our  duty  as  they  did  theirs. 

Other  emigrants  arrived  on  the  famous  ship  Caledonia,  among 
whom  was  the  devoted  Walter  Ker.  On  entering  Monmouth  county 
they  found  the  eastern  part  already  taken  up  by  the  Baptists, 
Quakers,  Episcopalians  and  Dutch,  so  they  pushed  on  further  into 
the  interior.  Some  of  them  settled  near  the  present  town  of  Mata- 
wan,  which  before  the  year  1690  they  settled  as  a  hamlet  and  called 
New  Aberdeen.  The  larger  portion  advanced  still  further  and  set- 
tled the  large  district  known  as  Freehold.  There  they  found  peace 
and  plenty  They  established  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  Free- 
hold, otherwise  called  the  '  Old  Scots  Church,"  and  gave  a  char- 
acter to  the  commonwealth  not  effaced  unto  this  day. 

Concerning  this  place  and  settlement,  William  Tennent,  Jr  ,  1744, 
wrote  :  "  The  settling  of  that  place  (Freehold)  with  a  gospel  minis- 
try was  owing  under  God,  to  the  agency  of  some  Scotch  people, 
that  came  to  it,  among  whom  there  was  none  so  painstaking  in  this 
blessed  work  as  one  Walter  Ker  (an  Elder),  who,  in  1685,  for  his 
faithful  and  conscientious  adherence  to  God  and  His  truth  as  pro- 
fessed by  the  Church  of  Scotland,  was  there  apprehended  and  sent 
to  this  countr}^  under  a  sentence  of  perpetual  banishment.  By 
which  it  appears  that  the  devil  and  his  instruments  lost  their  aim 
in  sending  him  from  home,  where  it  is  unlikely  he  could  ever  have 
been  so  serviceable  to  Christ's  kingdom  as  he  has  been  here.  He  is 
yet  (1744)  alive  and  blessed  be  God,  flourishing  in  his  old  age,  being 
in  his  88tli  year  " 

Some  five  or  six  miles  to  the  northwest  of  the  present  town  of 
Freehold,  on  a  wooded  eminence,  called  by  those  early  exiles  of 
1685  "  Free  Hill,"  is  the  site  of  the  Old  Scots  Church  of  Freehold, 
founded  as  it  is  believed  in  1692,  and  standing  for  a  time  in  the  Old 
Scots  Burying  Ground,  where  many  of  the  faithful,  some  celebrated, 
lie  buried,  whose  tombstones  are  in  good  preservation  and  plainly 
readable  unto  this  day.  At  this  meeting-house  on  Frida}',  Decem- 
ber 27th,  1706,  occurred  a  memorable  scene,  the  beginning,  so  far  as 
extant  records  show,  of  organic  Presbyterian  history  in  the  new- 
world.  It  was  the  first  recorded  meeting  of  Presbytery  and  the 
first  recorded  Presbyterian  ordination  in  America.  The  revered 
"Father  of  the  American  Presbyterian  Church,"  Rev.  Francis 
Makemie,  occupied  the  Moderator's  chair.  The  other  ministers 
present  were  the  Rev.  Jedidiah  Andrews,  the  first  pastor  of  the  First 
Presbyterian  Church  of  Philadelphia,  and  the  Rev.  John  Hampton, 
pastor  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  Snow  Hill,  Md.,  whom 
Makemie  had  brought  with  him  from  Ireland.  The  Presbyterial 
action  was  the  examination  of  John  Boyd  (who  had  come  from  Glas- 
gow, Scotland),  with  a  view  to  ordination  to  the  gospel  ministry 
and  his  connection  as  Pastor  with  the  Freehold  Church.  At  the 
threshold  of  that  little  meeting-house  (so  far  as  now  known)  was 


no  Historical  Material.  Oct., 

the  small  beginning  of  the  great  stream  of  organized  American 
Presb3'terianism.  By  those  actions  that  church  of  Freehold  became 
the  first  recognized  Presbyterian  Church  in  New  Jersey',  belonging 
to  Presbytery,  as  Dr.  Hodge  says  in  his  history. 

Rev.  John  Boyd  was  pastor  but  two  years,  leaving  evidence  of  his 
great  ability  and  efficiency.  He  died  in  1708,  and  was  buried  close 
under  the  eaves  of  his  own  church.  His  tombstone  is  of  brown  sand- 
stone, about  five  feet  in  height.  "This,  at  first,  was  laid  horizon- 
tal with  the  ground,  on  a  packing  of  stone  and  lime.  In  this  position 
it  rested  for  nearly  175  years,  until  about  1883,  in  a  neglected 
state  and  covered  with  lichens,  it  attracted  the  attention  of  Mr. 
Gideon  C.  McDowell,  living  near  the  cemetery,  who  respectfully, 
thinking  to  preserve  it,  cleaned  the  .stone  and  raised  it  to  an  erect 
position,  fastening  one  end  of  the  slab  in  the  ground  "  It  bears  a 
Latin  inscription,  which  extends  to  the  very  edges  of  the  stone,  and 
has  resisted  the  storms  which  have  rendered  the  writing  almost 
unreadable.  Now,  after  nearly  200  years,  this  precious  relic  of 
primitive  Presbyterianism  is  to  be  removed  to  a  safe  place  in  the 
Presbyterian  Building  in  Philadelphia,  under  the  care  of  the  Pres- 
byterian Historical  Society.  In  its  stead  stands  the  handsome 
monument  erected  by  the  Synod  of  New  Jersey. 

The  second  pastor  was  the  Rev.  Joseph  Morgan,  a  man  of  fine 
ability  but  very  erratic  character,  who  served  from  1709  to  1729. 

The  third  pastor  was  the  brilliant  Rev.  John  Tennent.  who  came  to 
the  field,  which  was  in  a  deplorable  state,  and  was  installed  in  1730 
and  served  but  two  3'ears,  dying  greatly  lamented  in  his  twenty-fifth 
year,  and  was  buried  in  the  Old  Scots  Ground,  eight  3'ards  to  the 
southwest  of  the  body  of  Rev.  John  Bo3'd,  where  his  tombstone, 
in  perfect  preservation,  may  be  seen  bearing  an  inscription,  plainh- 
legible,  which  is  said  to  have  been  written  by  the  Rev.  Jonathan 
Dickinson.  His  tremendous  evangelistic  zeal  and  extraordinary' 
success  belong  to  a  period  of  spiritual  revival  difficult  to  describe. 
This  young  evangelist  preceded  Edwards,  Whitefield  and  Weslej'. 
He  was  the  Morning  Star  of  the  "  Great  Awakening"  in  England 
and  America,  preceding  and  leading  up  to  great  manifestations  of 
the  Holy  Spirit  in  our  portion  of  the  Church. 

It  w-as  at  the  beginning  of  this  ministry  of  1730  that  the  congre- 
gation built  another  meeting-house,  five  miles  south  of  the  Old 
Scots  site  and  on  "White  Hill,"  what  is  now  popularly  called 
"  Tennent  Church."  under  which  name  it  is  enrolled  in  the  Minutes 
of  General  Assembly.  These  two  buildings  were  called  respect- 
ively the  "Lower  Meeting  House"  and  the  "Upper  Meeting 
House."  Services  were  held  alternately  in  the  two  by  the  Rev. 
John  Tennent  and  b}^  his  brother  Rev.  William  Tennent,  Jr.,  who 
succeeded  him.  But  the  old  church  fell  into  disuse  and  decaj-,  and 
in  1753  the  new  church  on  White  Hill  was  enlarged  (the  work  having 
been  begun  three  years  before),  and  remains  the  same,  in  constant 


COPY  OF  THE  INSCRIPTION,  A3  IT  APPEARED  IN  1895,  IN  THE  OLD  SCOT's 
BURYING  GROUND,  IN  MONMOUTH  COUNTY,  NEW  JERSEY,  UPON  THE  TOMB- 
STONE OF  THE  REV.  JOHN  BOYD,  THE  FIRST  MINISTER  OF  WHOSE  ORDINA- 
TION   BY  PRESBYTERY   IN    AMERICA  ANY  OFFICIAL  RECORD  EXISTS. 

PHOTOGRAPH  SKILLFULLY  TAKEN  BY  THE  REV.  HENRY  GOODWIN 
■jSMITH,   D.D. 


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use  and  with  slight  alteration  to  this  da3',  as  one  of  the  most 
notable  and  interesting  memorials  of  historic  Presbyterianism,  and 
known  to-day  as  "  Old  Tennent." 

A  little  while  before  the  enlargement  of  the  meeting-house,  the 
charter  of  incorporation,  which  is  in  good  preservation  and  maj-  be 
seen  at  Tennent  Church,  was  secured  in  the  twenty-third  year  of 
the  reign  of  King  George  the  Second,  on  the  twenty-first  day  of 
February,  1749.  "It  is  on  record  in  the  office  of  the  Secretary  ot 
State  of  New  Jersey,  at  Trenton,  in  Book  C,  No.  2,  of  Commissions, 
pp.  190-195.  It  was  signed  by  the  trusty  and  well-beloved  Jonathan 
Belcher,  Captain-General  and  Governor-in-Chief  over  the  Province 
of  New  Jerse}-,  through  whose  influence  it  was  obtained,  and  was 
granted  under  the  name  of  '  The  Trustees  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church  of  Monmouth  Count}'.'  "  This  title  included  several  con- 
tiguous congregations,  such  as  Shrewsbury,  Allentown,  etc.,  of 
which  Tennent  Church  was  the  head. 

In  1896  there  was  discovered  by  James  Steen,  Esq.,  of  Eatontown, 
N.  J.,  and  Rev.  Allen  H.  Brown,  the  impression  of  the  seal  of  this 


very  corporation  said  impression  being  found  upon  a  deed  or 
mortgage  release,  in  possession  of  Mr.  Arthur  W.  Little,  of  Phil- 
adelphia, which  deed  had  been  issued  by  the  trustees  of  the 
above  mentioned  church  to  Elihu  Williams,  on  May  5th,  1760.  It 
transfers  two  portions  of  land,  situated  in  the  town  of  Shrewsbury, 
and  is  signed  by  order  of  the  trustees  by  John  Henderson,  President. 
Impression  and  deed  may  be  seen  at  the  Presbyterian  Historical 
Society  rooms  in  Philadelphia.  The  device  of  this  seal  is  most 
beautiful  and  instructive.  On  an  eight-pointed  star  is  the  figure 
of  a  tree  in  the  center  surrounded  by  the  motto,  '  Religious 
Liberty."  How  remarkable  the  fact  that  the  cherished  liberty  of 
this  ancient  church,  safeguarded  in  their  charter,  should  also  be 
so  clearly  uttered  in  their  published  seal.     This  seal  is  said  by  the 


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Rev.  Henry  C.  McCook,  D.D.,  of  Philadelphia,  to  be  "the  oldest 
known  corporate  seal  of  any  American  Presbyterian  Church."  It 
was  lased  by  the  trustees  for  a  time  but  afterwards  ceased  Interest 
in  it  is  now  revived,  and  in  1897  it  was  re-adopted  as  a  church  seal 
by  the  Session  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Freehold.  This 
church  came  out  from  Old  Tennent  as  a  separate  organization  in 
1838,  thereby  reviving  the  old  name  and  continuing  the  true  succes- 
sion of  the  "  Old  Scots  Church  of  Freehold." 

Only  a  brief  reference  may  here  be  made  to  the  pastorate  of  Rev. 
Wm.  Tennent,  Jr.,  who  was  installed  in  1733  and  served  forty-four 
years.  His  wonderful  life  is  well  known  and  well  told  in  "  The  Log 
College,''  by  Archibald  Alexander,  D.D  He  was  known  throughout 
the  land  as  a  mighty  preacher  and  great  evangelist.  He  left  an  inef- 
faceable mark  upon  the  congregation,  which  has  become  better  known 
under  its  affectionate  title  of  "  Old  Tennent  "  than  its  modern  title 
of  "The  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  the  County  of  Monmouth." 
"From  his  pulpit  Whitefiekl  preached.  At  his  communion  table, 
which  is  still  in  use,  Brainerd's  Indian  converts  gathered."  Around 
his  church,  under  whose  middle  aisle  he  la}-  buried  little  more  than 
a  year,  the  American  forces  gathered  on  that  momentous  Sabbath, 
June  28th,  1778,  and  turned  the  weakness  of  Lee  into  the  victor}^ 
of  Washington,  which  shortly  led  to  the  withdrawal  of  the  British 
from  the  Jerseys,  both  West  and  East. 

These  two  names  must  ever  be  dear  to  the  heart  of  every  Presby- 
terian minister  and  member.  "Old  Scots"  and  "Old  Tennent" 
are  two  names  for  one  church  organization,  in  two  periods  of  its 
history,  connected  from  the  beginning  with  the  locality  of  Free- 
hold. Old  Scots  comes  first  as  the  foundation,  not  lost  but 
hidden  in  the  soil  of  the  past.  Old  Tennent  comes  after  as  the 
visible  structure  rising  from  this  foundation  and  standing  in  the 
light  of  the  present.  Old  Scots  points  to  the  organization  of  Pres- 
byterianism  in  this  land  and  the  sacrifices  of  the  Presbj'terian 
fathers  in  behalf  of  the  God-given  cause  of  Religious  Liberty. 
Old  Tennent  testifies  to  the  mighty  outpourings  of  the  Holy 
Spirit  and  the  "  Great  Awakening  "  to  righteousness  which  must 
ever  be  the  object  of  our  praj'ers  and  efforts 

On  October  14th,  1897,  the  Synod  purchased  for  the  nominal  sum 
of  one  dollar  from  the  Trustees  of  Tennent  Church  a  portion  of 
ground  in  the  '  Old  Scots  Burying  Yard,  being  a  circle  thirty  feet 
in  diameter,  the  center  whereof  is  a  point  three  feet  north  of  the 
northern  edge  of  Rev.  John  Boyd's  tombstone  as  it  stood  June, 
1896."  There  the  Synod  erected  the  Presbyterian  Historical  Monu- 
ment. This  choice  memorial  commemorates  the  events  and  the 
men  mentioned  in  the  earliest  extant  records  of  the  Presb3^terian 
Church  in  this  land.  More  particularly,  as  said,  it  stands  upon  the 
grave  of  the    Rev.    John    Boyd,   whose   ordination   was   the   first 


'J  HE    fKESliYTERIAN    HISTORICAL   MONUMENT  LOCATED   ON   THE 
SITE  OF   THE   REV.   JOHN    BOYD'S   GRAVE. 


igoo.  Historical  Material.  113 

recorded  ordination  of  a  Presb3'terian  minister  in  America.  It  also 
marks  the  near-by  site  of  the  Old  Scots  meeting-house,  where,  it  is 
believed,  on  almost  certain  evidence  that  the  "General  Presb3'- 
tery  "  (note  this  peculiar  term)  met  for  the  ordination  of  John  Boyd 
as  the  first  pastor  of  the  Old  Scots  Church,  this  meeting  being  the 
first  recorded  meeting  of  a  Presbytery  on  American  soil.  This 
appears  all  the  more  important  as  being  the  action  of  the  indepen- 
dent American  spirit  that  solved  the  problem  of  succe.ssion  without 
sending  across  the  sea  for  instructions  or  authority.  The  Dutch 
and  English  churches  held  on  to  the  old  country,  provoking  contro- 
versy, while  our  own  church,  in  perfect  accord  with  Presbyterian 
law%  proceeded  to  this  valid,  native  ordination.  This  monument 
also  does  honor  to  the  able  and  faithful  members  of  that  meeting  of 
Presbytery,  to  Rev.  Francis  Makemie,  to  Rev.  Jedidiah  Andrews 
and  to  Rev.  John  Hampton.  It  is  a  monument  to  Walter  Ker,  the 
godly  elder  who  in  1685,  because  of  his  adherence  to  the  Church  of 
Scotland  was  banished  to  this  country,  and  to  the  many  others  like 
him  and  with  him  who  forsook  home  and  country  across  the  sea  in 
order  that  they  might  worship  God  according  to  the  dictates,  not  of 
the  king  of  England  but  of  their  own  conscience,  and  founded  and 
formed  the  Old  Scots  Church  as  a  beacon  for  Religious  Liberty. 

So  we  can  truly  say  that  it  is  an  extraordinary  memorial.  It  is  a 
monument  that  is  at  once  historic  and  comprehensive.  It  marks 
the  grave  of  an  important  man  ;  it  locates  the  ancient  site  of  a  his- 
toric church  ;  it  points  to  the  first  ordination,  native  to  American 
soil  ;  it  records  the  first  meeting  of  an  American  Presbytery  ;  it 
names  the  leaders  of  American  Presbyterianism  ;  it  utters  a  tribute 
to  the  heroism  of  those  early  elders  and  members  persecuted  for 
their  creed  and  covenant — not  onl}'  all  this,  but  it  also  stands  to 
recognize  the  good  Providence  of  God  in  raising  up  the  Presby- 
terian Church  in  America  to  be  a  champion  of  Religious  Libert}'. 

The  whole  structure  and  symbolism  of  the.  monument  accord  with 
this  remarkable  array  of  Presbyterian  historical  incidents.  For 
this  symbolism  we  are,  for  the  most  part,  indebted  to  the  Rev. 
Allen  Henry  Brown,  of  Camden,  N.  J.,  in  connection  with  the 
builders  of  the  monument,  Messrs.  J.  and  R.  Lamb,  of  New  York. 
He  says  :  "As  the  men  who  composed  the  Presbytery  here  in  1706 
"were  from  Scotland,  Ireland  and  New  England,  it  is  not  a  mere 
"fancy  or  sentiment  which  has  brought  the  granite  from  these 
"three  countries  to  erect  this  monument  to  their  memory.  The 
"  rough  base  is  from  Vermont.  The  Scotch  thi.stle  (national  flower 
"of  Scotland),  which  crowns  the  top  and  the  four  polished  pillars 
"at  the  corners,  are  of  Scotch  granite,  while  the  remaining  bod}' 
"is  of  fine  Irish  greystone."  Moreover  the  people  of  those  coun- 
tries had  much  to  do  with  the  accompli,shed  results  of  those  early 
days,  helping  to  lay  foundations  and  forming  laws  and  customs. 


114  Historical  MatkriaIv  Oct., 

and  themselves  being  knit  together  into  corporate  church  member- 
ship, so  this  monument  stands,  not  in  the  unity  of  one  granite 
bowlder,  but  in  the  union  of  many  solid  stones,  firmly  cemented 
together.     "  These  vStones  shall  be  for  a  memorial." 

These  ideas  are  still  further  expressed  hy  the  tablets  on  the  sides 
and  the  corresponding  seals  over  them,  all  of  which  are  of  bronze. 
On  the  front,  as  the  leading  one,  we  .have  the  tablet  of  dedication, 
thus  : 

ERECTED 

UNDER  THE 

SUPERVISION  OF 

THE  SYNOD  OF  NEW  JERSEY 

IN  I8&9 

TO  RECOGNIZE   I'HE  GOOD 

PROVIDENCE  OF  GOD  IN   PLANTING 

THE  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH 

IN  THIS  COUNTRY 

AND  TO  COMMEMORATE    THK 

FIRST  RECORDED  ORDINATK^N 

BY  A  PRESBYTERY 
IN  THE  AMERICAN  COLONIES. 

THE  GENERAL  PRESBYTERY 

ASSEMBLING  IN  THE 

OLD  SCOTS  MEETING-HOUSE 

ON  THIS  GROUND, 

DECEMBER  29,  1706. 

ORDAINED  JOHN  BOYD 

WHO  DIED  AUGUST  30,  1708 

AND  WAS  BURIED  HERE. 

Another  bronze  tablet  on  the  west  side  gives  a  facsimile  of  the 
Latin  inscription  which  is  carved  in  the  stone  of  John  Boyd's  tomb- 
stone. The  Rev.  John  Hall,  D.D.,  of  Trenton,  N.  J.,  in  his  History 
of  the  Presbyterian  C/uirch  of  Trenton.  N.J.,  gives  a  translation,  but 
the  church  is  under  greatest  obligation  to  Rev.  Prof.  Henr}'  Clay 
Cameron,  D.D  ,  of  Princeton  Universit}-,  for  the  restoration  of  the 
text  and  the  complete  translation  of  the  time-worn  and  partially 
obliterated   Latin  epitaph 

The  bronze  tablet  on  the  east  side  contains  Professor  Cameron's 
translation  of  the  Latin  epitaph,  thus  : 

THE  ASHES  OF  THE  VERY  PIOUS 

MASTER  JOHN  BOYD 
PASTOR  OF  THIS  CHURCH  t)F 
CALVIN  ARE  BURIED  HERE. 
HIS  LABOR  ALTHOUGH  EXPENDED 
ON  BARREN  GROUND  HE  DID  NOT  LOSE. 
THOSE  WHO  KNEW  HIM  WELL  ALSO 
PROVED  HIS  WORTH,  AT  THAT  TIME 
DISTINGUISHED  FOR  HIS  VIRTUES. 
READER.  FOLLOW  PERSEVERINGLY 
HIS  FOOTSTEPS,  AND  I  HOPE 
THOU  WILT  BE  HAPPY.     HE  DIED 
THE  THIRTIETH  DAY  OF  AUGUST 
ONE  THOUSAND.  SEVEN  HUNDRED 
AND  EIGHT,  IN  THE  TWENTY-NINTH 

YEAR  OF  HIS  AGE. 


jgoo.  HisTORiCAi,  Materiai,.  115 

On  the  south  side  the  stone  bears  no  tablet  at  present,  but  is  left 
vacant  for  some  great  event  in  our  histor}-,  worthy  of  such  an  ex- 
alted position.  Would  that  it  might  bear  the  record  of  the  union  of 
the  Northern  and  Southern  Presbyterian  Churches,  when  they  come 
together  in  a  bond  never  to  be  broken. 

On  the  foiir  gables  over  the  tablets  are  four  historic  seals. 
On  the  north  side,  facing  the  entrance,  is  the  seal  of  the  Northern 
Presbyterian  Church,  showing  an  open  Bible  and  a  serpent  on  a 
cross  as  a  symbol  of  the  Saviour.  This  is  appropriately  placed  over 
the  tablet  of  dedication. 

On  the  west  is  the  seal  of  the  ' '  Presbyterian  Church  of  Monmouth 
Count}',"  the  oldest  known  Presbyterian  church  seal  in  this 
country.  This  church,  the  Old  Scots -Freehold-Tennent  Church, 
was,  as  said,  incorporated  in  1749  by  royal  charter,  under  Governor 
Jonathan  Belcher.  The  seal  is  placed  over  the  tablet  bearing  the 
John  Boyd  epitaph. 

On  the  east  is  the  seal  of  the  Scotch-Irish  Society,  reminding  us 
of  the  services  of  the  Scotch  and  Irish,  including  the  men  of  Ulster. 
This  is  placed  over  the  tablet  bearing  the  English  translation. 

On  the  south  is  the  seal  of  the  Southern  Presbyterian  Church, 
showing  the  mystic  letters  of  the  Saviour's  name.  I  H  S  surrounded 
by  a  burst  of  sun  rays  over  an  anchor,  standing  for  the  blessed 
gospel — their  hope  as  well  as  ours  This  is  placed  over  the  space 
left  vacant. 

On  the  south  side  also  is  placed  a  tablet  different  from  the  others. 
It  appears  on  the  second  base  of  the  monument  as  a  token  of 
appreciation  due  to  the  devotion  of  the  chairman  and  leader  in  this 
whole  enterprise,  reading  as  follows  : 

TO  THE  UNTIRING  EFFORTS  OF  THE 
REV.  ALLEN  HENRY  BROWN,  WHICH 
LED  TO  THE  ERECTION  OF  THIS  MON- 
UMENT, THIS  TABLET  IS  SET  AS  A 
MEMORIAL  BY  THE  SYNOD  OF  NEW 
JERSEY. 

This  description  would  be  incomplete  without  calling  attention 
to  the  emphasis  which  the  monument  lays  upon  the  great  Presby- 
terian principle  of  Religious  Liberty,  so  grandly  expressed  in  those 
noble  words  of  the  Confession  beginning  "  God  alone  is  Lord  of  the 
conscience."  These  words  "  Religious  Liberty  "  not  only  appear  on 
the  seal  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  Monmouth  County  on  the 
west  gable,  but  are  also  carved  in  stone  upon  the  second  base  in 
large  letters  on  the  very  front,  as  the  most  prominent  reminder  to 
future  generations  of  our  obligations  to  God. 
"Author  of  Liberty." 

The  program  of  exercises  was  worthy  of  the  great  occasion  that 
called  it  forth,  and  began  promptly  at  eleven  A.M.,  with  the  Rev.  A. 


ii6  Historical  Material.  Oct., 

Nelson  Hollifield.  D.D.,  late  lamented  pastor  of  the  Third  Presby- 
terian Church  of  Newark,  and  Moderator  of  the  Synod  of  New 
Jerse}',  presiding,  who  offered  prayer.  A  h3'mn  was  sung,  "Our 
God,  our  help  in  ages  past."  The  Scripture,  i  Sam.  7:5-12,  Acts 
8:1-4,  was  read  by  Rev.  Jos.  M  McNulty,  D.D.,  pastor  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church  of  Woodbridge,  which  has  lately  celebrated 
its  225th  anniversary.  A  history  and  description  of  the  monument 
was  given  by  the  Rev.  Allen  H.  Brown,  Chairman  of  the  Committee, 
and  the  monument  was  unveiled  by  Walter  Kerr,  Esq.,  of  New 
York,  descendant  of  the  celebrated  elder.  The  dedicatory  prayer 
was  oflTered  by  Rev.  Geo.  D.  Baker,  D.D.,  pastor  of  the  First  Presby- 
terian Church,  of  Philadelphia.  A  message  from  the  Northern 
Presbyterian  General  Assemblj^  was  uttered  by  the  Rev.  Robert  F. 
Sample,  D.D. ,  of  New  York,  Moderator  in  1899.  This  was  responded 
to  by  Rev.  Robert  P.  Kerr,  D.D.,  of  Richmond.  Va.,  delegate  from 
the  Southern  Presbyterian  General  Assembly',  who  spoke  on  "  The 
Use  of  Monuments."  After  a  hymn  was  sung,  "O  God  of 
Bethel,"  the  principal  address  was  delivered  by  Rev.  Wm.  H. 
Roberts,  D.D.  LL.D.,  of  Philadelphia,  Stated  Clerk  of  the  Northern 
General  Assembl5^  This  was  followed  by  a  financial  statement  by 
Rev.  Eben  B.  Cobb,  D.D.,  of  Elizabeth,  Treasurer  after  which  the 
doxology  was  sung  closing  the  exercises  at  the  Old  Scots  Ground 

In  the  afternoon  the  celebration  was  continued  at  Old  Tennent 
Church,  the  later  name  and  true  successor  of  Old  Scots.  A  special 
train  carried  the  visitors  from  one  to  the  other.  The  house  was 
beautifully  decorated  with  flowers  and  flags,  and  with  an  overflo  w 
ing  audience  the  service  began  at  three  P.  M.,  the  appointed  hour- 
An  address  was  delivered  by  Rev.  Parke  P.  Flournoy,  D.D.,  of 
Bethesda,  Md.,  delegate  from  the  Southern  General  Assembly-,  on 
"Presbyterians  before  Presbytery."  Then  followed  a  program 
of  less  formal  character  than  in  the  morning,  consisting  of  a  num- 
ber of  three-minute  speeches  by  the  following:  Rev.  H.  C.  Cam- 
eron, D.D.,  of  Princeton  University;  Rev.  F.  R.  Symmes,  of 
Tennent  Church;  Rev.  W.  M.  Rice.  D  D.,  Stated  Clerk  of  the 
Presbytery  of  Philadelphia;  Rev.  Robert  Alexander,  D  D  ,  editor 
of  "The  Presbyterian"  ;  Rev.  Henry  G.  Smith.  D.D.,  professor  in 
Lane  Theological  Seminary,  Cincinnati,  O.,  and  Rev.  Hugh  B. 
MacCauley  pastor  of  the  I^'ourth  Church  of  Trenton,  the  last  two 
being  former  pastors  of  the  church  at  Freehold.  The  benediction 
was  then  pronounced  by  the  Moderator. 

Thus  ended  exercises  of  unusual  and  impressive  interest,  whose 
echoes  will  be  heard  for  a  long  time  to  come  It  was  a  day  long  to 
be  remembered.  It  was  Flag  Day,  the  123d  anniversary-  of  the 
adoption  of  the  Stars  and  Stripes.  It  was  Presbyterian  Day  par 
excellence  It  was  a  day  of  memory,  inspiration  and  gratitude 
before  God.     No  one  present  will  forget  that  sight,  when  the  veil 


I  goo.  Historical  Material.  117 

fell  from  the  monument  and  the  shaft  appeared  to  public  view  for 
the  first  time  amid  great  applause.  At  the  same  instant  the  only 
rain  during  the  exercises,  a  few  large  drops,  fell  and  wet  the  monu- 
ment. It  was  a  token  of  Heaven's  benediction  upon  the  auspicious 
occasion,  a  Presbyterian  baptism.  Long  nia}^  the  memory  of  the 
Old  Scots  Presbj'terians  endure,  long  stand  the  monument  to  speak 
of  their  heroic  faith. 


ii8  Report  of  Treasurer  of  Trustees.  Oct., 


XXI.— REPORT  OF  THE  TREASURER  OF  THE  TRUSTEES  OF 
THE  SYNOD  OF  NEW  JERSEY. 

From  October  9TH,  1899,  to  October  i6th,  1900. 

Dr. 

1899. 
Oct.    10.     To  balance  in  Camden  Safe  Deposit  and  Trust 

Companj',      $1,286  79 

Dec.  31.     To  accrued  interest, 34  99 

1900. 
Mch.  ij.     To  interest  on  mortgage  on  Manse,  Barnegat,  18  13 

Sept.  28.     To  interest  on  mortgage  on  Manse,  Barnegat.  iS  12 

$I.3.S8  03 

Cr. 

1899. 

Jan.     5.     By  payment  to  Forked  River  Church $19  24 

Jan.     7.     By  payment  to  8.  S.  of  Brainerd  Church,     .    .  15  75 

Nov.    2 .     By  investment  in  mortgage  on  Manse  of  Church 

at  Barnegat  Village 725  00 

I  goo. 
Mch.  28.     By  payment  to  Forked  River  Church,    ....  18  13 

Oct.     4.     By  payment  to  Forked  River  Church,    ....  18  12 

Oct.    15.     By  balance  in  Trust  Company,      561  79 

Si  358  03 

The  balance,  $561.79,  includes  the  Wurts  legacy  of  $525.00. 

Respectfully  submitted  by 

Allen  H.  Brown, 
Treasurer  0/  the  Trustees  of  the  Synod  of  New  fersey. 

Above  report  examined,    compared   with   vouchers,    and    found 
correct. 

October  17th,  1900. 

J.   H.  OWENS, 
Chairman  Finance  Committee. 


jgoo.  Report  of  the  Treasurer.  119 

XXII —REPORT  OF  THE  TREASURER. 
Eben  B.  Cobb,  Treasurer,  In  account  with  the  Synod  of  New  Jersey. 

Dr. 

To  balance  from  previous  account, $600  49 

"   advertising 15  00 

"   apportionments  from  eight  Presbyteries,    .    .      43000 


$1,045  49 


Cr. 


By  janitor's  bill,  Asbury  Park, |io  00 

salaries  for  year  ending  October  ist,  1900,     .  160  00 

expenses  of  Trustees  of  Synod '.    .  6  69 

"          "   ofiacers  of  Synod, 5  50 

printing  of  Minutes  of  1899 256  55 

binding  Minutes, 2  00 

catalogue  bags,  &c., 3  00 

balance  on  hand  October  ist,  1900 601  75 

$1,045  46 

EBEN  B.  COBB, 
Elizabeth,  N.  J.,  October  ist.  1900.  Treasurer. 

We  have  examined  the  above  report  this  17th  day  of  October, 
1900,  compared  the  same  with  vouchers,  and  find  it  correct. 

JAS.  H.  OWENS, 
JOHN   S.  JESSUP, 
J.  D.  FLOCK, 

Finance  Committee. 


Statistical  Reports.  Oct., 


XXm-STATISTICAL  REPORTS. 

I.  The  Presbytery  of  Corisco  consists  of  fifteen  ministers, 
and  has  under  its  care  eleven  churches,  five  licentiates  and  three 
candidates. 

Of  its  ministers  one  third  are  native  African  negroes,  educated  in 
Presbytery's  theological  class. 

Its  churches  have  an  aggregate  membership  of  sixteen  hundred. 

Minister  received — 

December  8    1899,  Rev.  William  M.  Dager,  from  the  Presbytery 
of  Platte. 

Minister  dismissed— 

December  11,  1899,  Rev.  William  S.  Bannerman,  to  the  Presb}- 
tery  of  Alaska. 

Ordained — 
December  13,  1899,  Licentiate  Ngande. 

Deceased — 

August  9,  1S99,  Rev.  William  C.  Gault.  aged  forty-nine. 

Robert  Hamill  Nassau, 

Stated  Clerk 

II.  The  Presbytery  of  Elizabeth  consists  of  forty-eight  min- 
isters, thirty-four  churches  and  has  under  its  care  one  licentiate, 
two  local  evangelists  and  two  candidates  for  the  ministry-. 

Ordained— 

May  22,  1900,  Mr.  John  F.  Dobbs,  sine  titulo. 
June  5,  1900,  Mr.  Lewis  G.  Leary  sine  titulo. 
October  10,  1900,  Mr.  John  T.  Reeve. 
October  12,  1900,  Mr.  Aimer  W.  Karnell. 

Received— 

March  3,  1900  Rev.  Henry  Elliott  Mott,  D.D.,  from  Presbytery  of 

Buffalo. 
April  17,  1900,  Rev.  Harlan  G.   Mendenhall,  D.D.,  from  Presb\-- 
tery  of  Topeka. 

Dismissed— 

April  12,  1900,  Rev.  Abram  I.  Martine,  to  Classis  of  Monmouth. 
April  17,  1900,  Rev.  Jacob  A.  Ere}',  to  Presb3'ter3'  of  Jersey  City. 
May  22,  1900,  Rev.  John  F.  Dobbs,  to  the  Classis  of  New  York. 
September  6,  1900,  Rev.  Henry  M.  IMellen,  to  Classis  of  Newark. 


igoo.  Statistical  Reports.  121 

Installed— 

March  8  1900,  Rev.  Henry  Elliott  Mott,  as  pastor  of  Westminster 
Church.  Elizabeth. 

October  10,  1900,  Rev.  John  T.  Reeve,  as  pastor  of  Basking  Ridge 
Church. 

October  12,  1900,  Rev.  Aimer  W.  Karnell,  as  pastor  of  the  Con- 
necticut Farms  Church. 

Dissolved  pasloral  relations  — 

April  12,  igoo,  between  Rev.  Abram  I.  Martine  and  the  Church  at 
Dunellen. 

April  17,  1900,  between  Rev  Jacob  A.  Prey  and  the  German 
Churches,  First  Rahwa}'  and  Maurer. 

April  17,  1900,  between  Rev.  Joseph  G.  Williamson  and  the  Beth- 
lehe:n  Church. 

April  17,  1900,  between  Rev.  Charles  S.  Converse  and  the  Con- 
necticut Farms  Church. 

September  6,  1900,  between  Rev.  Henr}-  1\I.  Mellen  and  the  Church 
at  Lamington. 

Licensed  — 

April  18,  1900,  Mr.  Walter  B.  Greenway. 
April  18.  1900,  Mr.  Robert  D.  Schoonmaker. 
April  18    1900,  Mr.  John  Francis  Dobbs. 
May  15,  1900,  Mr.  Lewis  G.  Leary. 
October  4,  1900,  Mr.  John  T.  Reeve. 

Licentiates  received  — 

October  4,  1900,  Mr.  Aimer  W.  Karnell,  from  the  Manhattan  Con- 
gregational Association 

Licensed  as  local  evangelist  — 

May  15,  1900,  Mr.  Ernest  R.  Brown. 

Licentiate  dismissed— 

Maj-  22    1900    Mr.  Walter  B.  Greenway,  to  Presbj^ter}-  of  Newark 

Candidates  received— 

April  18    1900,  Mr.  Robert  M.  Cummings,  a  member  of  the  church 

at  Perth  Amboy. 
October  4,   1900,    Mr.   John    T.    Reeve,    from    the   Presbytery   of 

Dubuque. 
October  16,  1900,   Mr.  Leopold  R.   Burrows    from  the  Presbyterj- 

of  New  Brunswick. 

Deceased — 
April  24,  1900,  Rev.  John  C.  Rankin,  D.D.,  aged  eight3'-four. 


122  Statistical  Reports.  Oct , 

Organized — 
Februarj'  20,  igcx),  The  Presbyterian  Church  of  Cokesbury,  N.  J., 
with  sixt3^-one  members  and  four  elders. 

Samuel  Parry, 

Slated  Clerk. 

III. — The  Prksbvtery  of  Jersey  City  consists  of  fiftj^four 
ministers  and  thirty-six  churches,  and  has  under  its  care  one  licen- 
tiate and  three  candidates. 

Ministers  received — 

December  5,  1S99,   Rev.  Jacob  Schmitt,  from  the  Presbytery  of 

Newark. 
February  6   1900,   Re\\   Henry  B.  Pratt,  from  the  Presbytery  of 

Western  Texas. 
February  6,  1900,  Rev.  James  E.  Rawlins,  from  the  Presbyter\-  of 

Southern  Virginia. 
April  17,    1900,   Rev.  Jacob    A.    Frey,    from   the    Presbytery    of 

Elizabeth. 

Minister  Dismissed — 
June  4,  1900,  Rev   Frederick  W.  Jackson,  Jr.,  to  the  Presbytery  of 
Shantung,  China. 

Ordained — 
June  29,  1900,  Archibald  F.  Parker. 
July  2,  1900,  William  T.  Stuchell. 
October  11,  1900,  James  P.  Stoflet. 

Installed  — 

October  26,  1899,  Rev.  Samuel  R.  MacClements,  Ph.D.,  at  Ruther- 
ford. 

December  15,  1899,  R^v.  F.  Lincoln  Cornish,  at  Christ  Church, 
Bayonne. 

January  4,  1900,  Rev.  Jacob  Schmitt,  at  Passaic,  German. 

Maj-  17,  1900,  Rev.  Jacob  A.  Frey,  at  Broadway  German,  Paterson. 

July  2,  1900,  Rev.  William  T.  Stuchell,  at  Claremont,  jersey  City. 

October  11,  1900,  Rev.  James  P.  Stoflet,  at  Woodridge. 

Pastoral  Relation  Dissolved — 

May  I,  1900,  Rev.  George  R.  Garretson  and  the  Claremont  Church, 

Jersey  City, 
May   I,   1900,   Rev.  Frederick  W.   Jackson,  Jr.,   and  the  Scotch 

Church  of  Jersey  City. 
May  13,    1900,  Rev.  Frederick  J.   Kraushaar  and  the  church   at 

Carlstadt. 


igoo.  Statistic Ai,  Reports.  123 

L  icensed — 

December  5,  1899,  Mr.  William  T   Stuchell. 
December  5,  1S99,  Mr.  James  P.  Stoflet 
February  6,  1900,  Mr.  William  J.  INIcDonald. 
June  4,  1900,  Mr.  Archibald  F.  Parker. 

L  jcentiate  dismissed — 
June  4.  1900,    Mr.   William  J.  McDonald,   to  the   Presbyter}^  of 
Boston. 

Churches  organized — 
October  20,  1899,  Christ  Church,  Ba3'0nne. 
October  11,  1900,  Lyndhurst. 

Ministers  deceased— 

September  28,  1899,  Rev.  Isaac  P.  Stryker. 
December  21,  1899    Rev.  Vernon  B.  Carroll. 
]\Iarch  10,  1900,  Rev.  William  E   Westervelt. 

George  R.  Garretson, 

Stated  Clerk. 


IV. — The  Presbytery  of  Monmouth  consists  of  fifty-five  min- 
isters and  fort\^-nine  churches,  and  has  under  its  care  one  licentiate 
and  one  candidate 

Ministers  received  — 
November  14,  1899.  Frederick  E.  Stockwell,  from  the  Rhode  Island 

Association  of  Congregational  Ministers. 
June  12,  1900,  Charles  H.  Whitaker,  from  the  Classis  of  Orange 

(Reformed). 
September  25,  1900,  Samuel  M.  Thompson,  LL.D  ,  from  the  Pres- 

b5'tery  of  Detroit. 
September  25,  1900,  Herman  C.  Fox,  D.D.,  from  the  Presbytery  of 

Philadelphia. 

Orditiatiotis — 

November  14,  1899,  Spencer  C.  Dickson. 
September  26,  1900,  John  E.  Parmh'. 

Ministers  dismissed  — 

February  27,  1900,  Rev.  Hugh  B.  MacCaule}-,  to  Presbyter}'  of 
New  Brunswick. 

February  27,  1900,  Rev.  Robert  G.  Davey,  to  Presbytery  of 
Toronto,  Canada. 

July  31,  1900,  Rev.  Lester  M.  Conrow,  to  Presbytery  of  Troy. 

September  17,  1900,  Rev.  Jas.  I.  Campbell,  to  Presb3'tery  of  Car- 
lisle. 

September  26,  1900,  Rev.  John  E.  Parmly,  to  Presbytery  of  Hudson.. 


124  Statistical  Reports.  Oct. , 

Pastoral  relations  dissolved — 

February  27,  1900,  Rev.  Hugh  B  MacCauley  and  the  church  of 
Freehold. 

February  27,  1900,  Rev.  Robert  G  Davey  and  the  church  of  Red 
Bank. 

April  II,  1900,  Rev.  Charles  H.  McClellan,  D.D.,  and  the  church 
at  Lakewood. 

June  12,  1900,  Rev.  Courtlandt  P.  Butler  and  the  Calvaty  (River- 
ton)  Church. 

August  30,  1900,  Rev.  Charles  F  Taylor  and  the  Second  Church, 
Cranbury. 

Licentiate  received — 

November  14,  1899,  Spencer  C.  Dickson,  from  the  Presbj^tery  of 
Lackawanna. 

Minister  deceased— 

Februar}-  2,  1900,  F.  Reck  Harbaugh. 

Installations — 

November  14,   1900,  Rev.  Spencer  C.  Dickson,   as  pastor  of  the 

church  of  Point  Pleasant. 
January  23,  1900,  Rev.  Frederick  E.  Stockwell,  as  pastor  of  church 

of  Beverly. 
October  i,   1900,   Rev.   Herman  C.  Fox,    D.D.,   as  pastor  of  the 

church  of  Freehold. 
October  4,  igoo,  Rev.  Samuel  M.  Thompson,  LL.D.,  as  pastor  of 

church  of  Red  Bank. 

New  church  organized — 

March  27,  1900,  West  Mantoloking. 

Natne  of  church  changed — 
April  10,  1900,  Manchester  to  Lakehurst. 

Benjamin  S.  Everitt, 

Stated  Clerk. 

V. — The  Presbytery  of  Morris  and  Orange  consists  of 
sixty-five  ministers  and  forty-six  churches,  and  has  under  its  care 
two  candidates  for  the  gospel  ministry. 

Ministers  received  — 

December  6,  1899,  Rev.  G.  Phillips  Payson,  from  the  Presbj-terj' 
of  Newark. 

January  i6th,  1900,  Rev.  Kinsley  Twining,  D.D,,  from  the  Con- 
gregational Association  of  Rhode  Island. 

April  10,  1900,  Rev.  Christopher  Bauer,  from  the  Presbytery  of 
Boston . 


I  goo.  Statistic  A  I.  Reports.  125 

April  10,  1900,  Rev.  George  L.  Richmond,  from  Cov;ncil  of  Con- 
gregational churches  held  in  the  INIain  Street  Church,  Aims- 
bur}',  Mass. 

Installations — 

December  6,  1899,  Rev.  G.  Phillips  Payson  over  the  church  at 

Wyoming. 
February  5,  1900,  Rev.  Chas.  B.  Bullard  over  the  church  at  Elm- 
wood,  East  Orange. 
May  9,  1900,  Rev.  Christopher  Bauer  over  the  church  at  Myers- 
.  ville. 

Ordination  — 
April  10,  1900,  Paul  Erdman,  as  an  evangelist. 

Ministers  dismissed — 

November   16,   1899,   Rev.    August   Block,   to   the   PresM^tery  of 

Hudson. 
Januar}'-  16,    1900,  Rev.   Samuel  J.  McClenaghan,  to  the  French 

Broad  Presbj'tery. 
June   19,  1900,  Rev.  Andrew  INI.  Sherman,  to  the   Essex  Baptist 

Association  of  New  Jersey. 

Died— 

May  12,  1900,  Rev.  Robert  Aikman,  D.D. 

Stanley  White, 

Stated  Clerk. 

VI  — The  Presbytery  of  Newark  consists  of  fifty-five  minis- 
ters and  thiit3-six  churches,  and  has  under  its  care  three  licentiates 
and  fourteen  candidates 

Ministers  received— 

November  7,    1899,   Nelson    B.    Chester,    from  the   Presbytery  of 

Niagara. 
March  ig,  1900,  A.  Edwun  Keigvvin,  from  the  Presbyter^'  of  West 

Jersey. 
March  19,  1900.  Geo.  L.  Curtis,  from  the  Presbytery  of  Baltimore 
April  4,  1900,  William  W.  Coe,  from  the  Presbytery  of  Erie 

Ministers  dismissed  — 

November  7,  1899,  G.  Phillips  Payson,  to  the  Presbytery  of  Morris 

and  Orange. 
November  7,  1899,  Jacob  Schmitt,  to  the  Presbytery  of  Jersey'  City. 
February  7,  [900,  Julius  O.  Sj'uianski,  to  the  Presbytery  of  Nassau. 
February  7,   1900    Robinson  P.  D.  Bennett   to  the  Presbytery  of 

Philadelphia.  North. 
April  4,  1900,  Geo.  Brauer,  to  the  Presbytery  of  Champlain. 
October  3,  1900,  Geo.  G.  Wacker,  to  the  North  Classis  of  Long 

Island. 


126  Statistical  Reports.  Oct., 

Oniiuations  — 

November  7,  1899,  Theo.  Halm,  sine  tilulo. 
June  21,  1900,  Walter  B.  Greenway. 

Licensure — 

October  4,  1899,  Herbert  Ure. 

Licentiate  received — 
June  6,  1900.  Walter  B.  Greenway,  from  the  Presbytery  of  Eliza- 
beth. 

Candidates  received  on  examination  — 

April  4,  1900,  Ferdinand  Kohler,  Arthur  F.  Kurtz. 
October  3,  1900,  Isaac  C.  Bates. 

Installations — 

November  14,  1899,  Nelson  B.  Chester,  as  pavStor  of  First  Church 
of  Caldwell. 

March  26,  1900,  A.  Edwin  Keigwin,  as  pastor  of  Park  Church, 
Newark. 

April  3,  1900,  Geo.  L.  Curtis,  as  pastor  of  First  Church,  Bloom- 
field. 

June  21,  1900,  Walter  B.  Greenway,  as  pastor  of  L3'ons  Farms 
Church. 

Pastoral  relations  dissolved — 

February  7,  1900,  between  the  Rev  Robinson  P.  D.  Bennett  and 
the  Lyons  Farms  Church. 

October  3,  1900,  between  the  Rev.  Otto  H.  Dietrich  and  the  Man- 
hattan Park  German  Church. 

Ministers  deceased — 

January  26,  1900,  Wm.  W.  Eddy,  D.D  ,  at  Beirut,  S3'ria. 

April  9,  19CO,  Wm.  F.  Junkin.  D  D..  LL.D.,  at  Montclair,  N.  J. 

April  30,  1900.  Charles  Eugene  Knox,  D.D.,  at  Point  Pleasant, 

N.J. 

Julius  H.  Wolff, 

Stated  Clerk. 

VII. — The  Presbytery  op  New  Brunswick  consists  of  sixt}'- 
six  ministers,  and  has  under  its  care  thirty-six  churches  and  an 
Italian  Evangelical  Congregation,  eighteen  licentiates  and  forty- 
five  candidates. 

Ministers  received  from  other  Presbyteries — 
January  30,  1900,  Rev.  William  L.  Moore,  from  the  Presbytery  of 

Philadelphia. 
April  10,  1900,  Rev.  Hugh  B.  MacCauley,  from  the  Presbytery  of 

Monmouth. 
September  18,  1900,  Rev.  William  Brenton  Green,  Jr.,  D.D.,  from 

the  Presbyter}'  of  Philadelphia. 


J  goo.  Statistic  Ai.  Reports.  127 

Minister  received  from  another  religious  body  — 

May    14,    1900,    Rev.    Robert  I.    MacBride,    from   the   Classis   of 
Albany,  Reformed  Church  of  America. 

Ordinations  sine  titiilo  — 
April  23,  1900,  David  S.  Currie. 
May  10,  1900,  Alfred  Erickson. 
May  21,  1900,  Robert  J.  Dick. 
July  2,  1900.  William  P.  Armstrong. 

Ministers  dismissed  to  other  Presbyteries — 
April  10,  1900,  Rev.  George  T.  Purves,  D.D.,  to  the  Presbytery  of 

New  York. 
May  10,  1900,  Rev.  Alfred  Erickson,  to  the  Presbytery  of  Ebenezer. 
June  26,    1900,   Rev.   William  H.   Morrow,  to  the  Presbytery  of 

McClelland. 
September    18,   1900,  Rev.   James   C.    Mackenzie,    Ph.D.,    to   the 

Presbytery  of  New  Castle. 
September  18,   1900,  Rev.  Robert  J.   Dick,  to  the  Presbytery  of 

Sequoj-ah. 

Pastoral  relatiotis  dissolved— 
January  30,   1900,  Rev.  Daniel  R.  Foster  with  Bethany  Church, 

Trenton. 
January  30,  1900,  Rev.  A.  L.  Armstrong  with  Dutch  Neck  Church, 

to  take  effect  March  31,  1900. 
April  10,  1900,  Rev.  George  T.  Purves,  D.D.,  with  Princeton  First 

Church. 

Pastoral  relatiotis  constituted — 

November  19,  1899,  Rev.  George  T.  Purves,  D.D.,  with  Princeton 

First  Church. 
February    13,    1900,    Rev.    William    L.    Moore   with    Frenchtown 

Chvirch. 
April   18,   1900,  Rev.  Hugh  B.  MacCauley  with  Trenton  Fourth 

Church. 
May  16,    1900,   Rev.   Robert  I.   MacBride  with  Trenton   Bethany 

Church. 

Ordination  and  installation  — 
July  13,  1900,  Samuel  T.  Graham,  pastor  of  Dutch  Neck  Church. 

Candidates  received  from  other  Presbyteries  — 
January  30,  1900,  Robert  O.  Richmond,  from  Presbytery  of  West 

Chester. 
April  16,  1900,  Roy  Calvin  Dobson,  from  Presbytery  of  Holston. 
April  16.  1900,  Hugh  Walker,  from  Presbytery  of  Nebraska  City. 


128  Statistical  Rkports.  Oct., 

Candidates  received  on  examination — 
January  30,   1900,  Jolin   Mitchell,  Edward   R.  James,  Charles  E. 

Diehl,  Robert  Sterling. 
April  16,  1900,  Arthur  Shokichi  Hata. 
September  24.  1900,  William  Sinclair,  Eraser  L.  McLeod. 

Candidate  dismissed — 
September  30,  1900,  Leopold  R.  Burrows,  to  Presbytery  of  Eliza- 
beth. 

Licentiates  received  front  ot/ier  Presbyteries — 
January  30,  1900,  William  P,  Armstrong,  from  Presbytery  of  Tus- 
caloosa. 
June  26,  1900,  Samuel  T.  Graham,  from  Presbytery  of  Benicia. 

Licensures — 

April  16,  1900,  David  Stewart  Currie,  Robert  James  Dick,  Roy 
Calvin  Dobson,  Alfred  Erickson,  James  Ferguson,  David 
Kenzie  Grant,  Robert  Ogilvie  Kirkwood,  Frederic  William 
Loetscher,  William  Kerr  McKinney,  James  Shannon  IMont- 
gomery,  Robert  Fulton  Sterling,  Hugh  Walker. 

April  22iy  1900,  Charles  E.  Diehl. 

April  26,  1900,  Mi  not  C.  Morgan. 

June  26,  1900,  Franz  Xaver  Ess,  John  Mitchell. 

Licentiates  dismissed  to  other  Presbyteries — 
October  28,  1899,  Edward  S.  Brearley,  to  Presbytery  of  Fargo. 
February  14,  1900,  William  B.  Cooke,  to  Presbyter}^  of  Carlisle. 
May  7,  1900,  James  Montgomery,  to  Presbytery  of  Athens. 
May  10,  1900,  James  Ferguson,  to  Presbytery  of  Philadelphia. 
May  :o,  1900,  Minot  C.  Morgan,  to  Presbyter}'  of  Philadelphia. 
May  28,  1900,  Roy  Calvin  Dobson,  to  Presbytery  of  Portsmouth. 
June  8,  1900,  William  K.  McKinney,  to  Presbj-tery  of  West  Jersey. 
August  17,  1900,  Hugh  Walker,  to  Presbyterj^  of  New  Castle. 
September  6,  1900,  Robert  F.  Sterling,  to  Presbyter}^  of  Baltimore. 
September  20,  1900,  Charles  E.  Diehl,  to  Presbyter}^  of  Ebenezer. 

ministers  deceased — 

November  19,  1899,  Rev.  John  M.  Rogers,  at  Machodoc,  Virginia 
January  27,   1900,  Rev.   William    Henry  Green,   D.D.,    LL  D.,   at 

Princeton,  N.  J. 
May  15    1900,  Rev.  Samuel  J.  Milliken,  at  Tokyo,  Japan. 

A.  ly.  Armstrong, 

Stated  Clerk 


Vni. — The  Prhsbytery  of  Newton  consists  of  fort^'-three 
ministers  and  thirt3'-four  churches,  and  has  under  its  care  eight 
candidates. 


igoo.  Statistical  Reports.  129 

Ministers  received — 

April  10,  1900,  Rev.  D.  LloN'd  Jones,  from  the  Presbytery  oi'"  Hunt- 
ingdon. 

April  II,  1900,  Rev.  Harold  M.  Thurlow,  from  the  Wilmington 
Conference  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

October  2,  1900,  Rev,  John  W.  Bell,  from  the  Pascataqua,  New 
Hampshire,  Association  of  Congregational  Ministers. 

October  3,  1900,  Rev.  Jonathan  Greenleaf,  from  the  Presbytery  of 
Alban}-. 

October  3,  1900,  Rev.  James  Halliday,  from  the  Presbytery  of 
Detroit 

Mhiisters  dismissed — 
June  26,  1900,  Rev.  Isaac  H.  Condit,  to  the  Presbyter}'  of  West 

Jersey. 
June  26,  1900,  Rev.  John  G.  Addy,  to  the  South  Classis  of  Long 

Island  of  the  Reformed  Church  in  America. 
October  2,  1900,   Rev.  Phineas  B.  Kennedy,  to  the  Pre.sbytery  of 

Lehigh. 
October  2,  1900,  Rev.  PMward  K.  Donaldson,  to  the  Presb3'tery  of 

Philadelphia,  North. 

Pastoral  retation  constituted — 

April  26,  1900,  Rev.  Harold  M.  Thurlow,  installed  pastor  of  the 
Church  of  Branchville. 

Pastoral  relations  dissolved — 

April   10,  1900,   Rev.   S.  Nye  Hutchison,  with  the  First  Church 

of  Oxford,  to  take  effect  April  30,  1900. 
April   II,  1900,  Rev.  John  G.  Add3^  with  the  Church  of  Yellow 

Frame,  to  take  effect  May  i,  1900. 
April   II,    1900,   Rev.   William    Hollinshed,  with   the  Church  of 

Sparta,  to  take  effect  June  i    1900. 
October  2    1900,  Rev   Phineas  B.  Kennedy,   with  the  Church  of 

.Asburj',  to  take  effect  the  same  day. 
October  2,  1900,  Rev.  Edward  K   Donaldson,  with  the  Church  of 

Stanhope,  to  take  effect  November  11,  1900 

Candidates  received — 

October  2,  1900,  Mr.  Stuart  N.  Hutchison,  on  examination. 
October  2,  1900,  Mr.  William  B.  Sheddan,  from  the  Presbytery  of 
Northumberland. 

Minister  deceased— 

May  12,  1900,  Rev.  Joseph  C.  Cromack,  at  Perth  Amboy,  N.  J. 

E.  Clarke  Cline, 

Stated  Clerk. 


130  Statistical  Reports.  Oct  , 

IX. — The  Presuvtery  of  West  Jersey  consists  of  sixtj'-five 
ministers  and  fifty-five  churches,  and  has  under  its  care  five  candi- 
dates 

Mivislers  received  — 
January  30,  1900,  Rev.  J.  Calvin  Krause,  from  the  Presbytery-  of 

Chester. 
January  30,  1900,  Rev.  Robert  Westly  Peach,  from  the  Presbytery 

of  Boston. 
April   17,  1900,  Rev.  Wm.  J.  Trimble,  D.D.,  from  the  Presbytery 

of  Kingston. 
April  17,  1900,  Rev.  Frederick  W.  Johnson,  D.D  ,  from  the  Presb}-- 

ter}'  of  Albanj'. 
April  17,  1900,  Rev.  George  H.  Broening,  Ph.D.,  from  the  Presbj^- 

tery  of  Philadelphia  North. 
June  26,  1900,  Rev.  George  Warrington,   from  the  Presbyterj-  of 

Northumberland. 
June  26,  1900,  Rev.  Isaac  H.  Condit,  from  the  Presbytery  of  New- 
ton. 

Mmisters  dismissed  — 

November  20,  1S99,  Rev.  George  B.  Van  Dyke,  to  the  Presbytery 
of  Utica 

March  6,  1900,  Albert  Edwin  Keigwin,  to  the  Presbytery  of  New- 
ark. 

April  17,  1900,  Rev.  Hugh  B.  McCrone,  to  the  Presbytery  of  Tro}-. 

April  26,  1900,  Rev.  Thomas  Fragale  to  the  Presb\-tery  of  Pitts- 
burgh. 

June  26,  1900,  Rev.  J.  Charles  Levengood,  to  the  Presbytery-  of 
Philadelphia,  North. 

Ordinations  — 
April  26,  1900,  Walter  Everett  Smith. 
July  5,  1900,  Frank  S.  Brenneman. 
July  10,  1900,  William  K.  McKinney. 

Installations  — 

February  14th.  1900,  Rev.  J.  Calvin  Krause,  as  pastor  of  Williams- 
town  church. 

March  i,  1900,  Rev.  Robert  Westly  Peach,  as  pa.stor  of  Camden 
Second  Church. 

April  19,  1900,  Rev.  George  H.  Broening,  Ph.D.,  as  pastor  of  Mill- 
ville  church. 

April  24,  1900,  Rev.  Frederick  W.  Johnson,  D.D.,  as  pastor  of 
Claj'ton  church. 

April  26,  1900  Rev.  Walter  Everett  Smith,  as  pastor  of  Mays 
Landing  church. 


jgoo  Statisticai,  Reports  .131 

July  5,    1900,   Rev.  Frank  S.  Brenneman.  as  pa.stor  of  Greenwich 

church 
July  10,  1900,  Rev.  Wm.  K.  McKinney,  as  pastor  of  Hammonton 

First  Church. 
July  12,   1900,   Rev.   Isaac  H.  Condit,  as  pastor  of  Holly  Beach 

church . 

Pasto7'al  relations  dissolved  — 

November  20,    1899,  Rev.  (reorge  B.  Van  Dyke  and  Hammonton 

First  Church. 
March  6,  1900,  Rev.  Albert  Edwin  Keigwin  and  Millville  church. 
April  17,  1900,  Rev.  J   Charles  Levengood  and  Greenwich  church. 
April  17,  1900,  Rev.  Hugh  B.  McCroneand  Logan  Memorial  church 
April   26,   1900,   Rev.  Thomas   Fragale   and   Italian   Evangelical 

church  at  Hammonton. 
September  26,  1900,  Rev.  James  M.  Cockins  and  Cape  May  church. 

Licensure  — 
Januar}^  30,  1900,  Mr.  Walter  Everett  Smith. 

Licentiates  received — 
June  26,   1900,  Mr.  Wm.  K.  McKinney    from  the  Presbj'ter}-  of 

New  Brunswick. 
Jul}'  5,   1900    Mr.    Frank  S.  Brenneman,  from  the  Presbytery  of 

Shenango. 

Caiididale  received  from  another  Presbytery — 
January  30,  1900,  Mr.  Walter  Everett  Smith,  from  the  Presbyter}- 
of  Philadelphia  North. 

Candidates  received  under  care  of  Presbytery  on  examination  — 
June  26,  1900,  Mr.  Howard  Albert  Clark. 
September  26,  1900,  Mr.  Harvey  T.  Casselberry, 

Dropped  from  the  roll — 
January  30,  1900,   Rev.  Harvey  D.  Brasefield. 

Church  dissolved — 

September  26    1900,  Bethany  church,  Camden. 

Minister  deceased— 

Rev.  George  Warrington  departed  this  life  September  i,  1900. 

Henry  Reeves, 

Stated  Clerk. 


Standing  Rules  of  the  Synod. 


I. — The  Synod  shall  meet  annually,  on  the  third  Tuesday  of  October, 
at  3  o'clock  P.  M.    unless  otherwise  ordered. 

II. — The  oflBcers  of  Synod  shall  be  a  Moderator,  a  Stated  Clerk,  a 
Permanent  Clerk,  a  Recording  Clerk,  and  a  Treasurer. 

III. — The  Moderator  shall  be  elected  annually,  after  calling  the  roll 
of  the  Presbyteries  for  nominations,  when  the  Presbytery 
which  has  been  longest  without  having  a  representative  in 
the  Moderator's  chair  shall  be  called  first.  The  Clerks  and 
Treasurer  shall  be  elected  by  ballot,  unless  otherwise  ordered, 
and  shall  hold  office  during  the  pleasure  of  Synod. 

IV. — It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Stated  Clerk  to  cause  a  notice  of 
the  time  and  place  of  meeting  to  be  published  in  the  religious 
papers  most  current  in  the  Synod,  at  least  three  weeks  prior 
to  the  time  of  meeting ;  to  lay  on  the  Moderator's  table  at 
the  opening  of  Synod,  a  printed  docket  of  business  ;  to  pre- 
serve the  proceedings  of  Synod  in  printed  form  ;  to  file  and 
preserve  all  important  papers  coming  into  the  possession  of 
Synod  ;  to  furnish  certified  copies  of  minutes  to  those  prop- 
erly entitled  to  them  ;  to  conduct  the  correspondence  of 
Synod  ;  to  transmit  to  the  General  Assembl}'  the  Statistical 
Report  and  the  duly  certified  printed  Records  of  Synod  ;  to 
send  a  printed  copy  of  the  minutes  of  each  annual  meeting 
of  Synod  to  every  Minister,  to  the  Session  of  each  vacant 
church,  and  to  each  Ruling  Elder  who  attended  that  meet- 
ing ;  and  to  cause  the  copies  that  have  been  submitted  to  the 
General  A.ssembly  to  be  bound  in  volumes  at  suitable  inter- 
vals. The  Stated  Clerk  shall  print  an  Appendix  to  the  Min- 
utes, which  shall  contain  all  the  papers  and  reports  presented 
to  Synod  that  are  of  permanent  value.  But  in  preparing 
such  materials  for  publication  he  shall  be  authorized  to 
abridge  the  same,  except  where  resolutions  and  recommenda- 
tions have  been  adopted  by  Synod,  and  when  otherwise 
ordered  by  Synod. 

V. — The  Permanent  Clerk  shall  prepare  a  roll  of  Synod  before  the 
opening  To  enable  him  to  do  this,  all  members  shall  report 
themselves  to  him  on  arrival  at  the  place  of  meeting.  To 
him  reasons  for  absence  or  late  attendance  shall  be  given 
and  of  him  permission  to  leave  shall  be  obtained.     He  shall 


4  Standing  Rur.ns  of  the  Synod  Oct , 

be  the  Reading  Clerk,  call  the  roll,  and  otherwise  assist  the 
Stated  Clerk  as  he  may  require  ;  and  he  shall  act  as  Stated 
Clerk  in  the  absence  or  disability  of  that  officer. 

VI. — The  Recording  Clerk  shall  make  the  minutes  of  the  proceed- 
ings of  Synod  from  da}'  to  daj\  and  deliver  them  to  the 
Stated  Clerk  on  the  adjournment  of  Synod  ;  and  he  shall  act 
as  Permanent  Clerk  in  the  absence  or  disability  of  that 
officer. 

\'II. — The  compensation  of  the  Stated  Clerk  shall  be  one  hundred 
dollars  per  annum  ;  that  of  the  Permanent  and  Recording 
Clerks,  thirtj'  dollars  respectively. 

VIII. — The  Treasurer  shall  receive  and  disburse  all  funds  of  the 
Synod  for  contingent  expenses,  and  render  an  itemized 
account  at  each  annual  meeting. 


COMMITTEES. 

IX.  — The  Committees  of  Synod  shall  be  divided  into  three  classes, 
viz.:  Standing,  Permanent  and  Special. 

STANDING   COMMITTEES. 

The  Standing  Committers,  to  be  appointed  by  the  Mod- 
erator at  each  annual  meeting,  shall  be  as  follows  : 

1.  On  Bills  and  Overtures,  seven  members— four  Min- 
isters, of  whom  one  shall  be  the  retiring  Moderator,  and 
three  Ruling  Elders. 

2.  On  Judicial  Business,  seven  membens — four  Ministers 
and  three  Ruling  Elders. 

3.  On  Records  of  Presbyteries,  three  members  for  each 
Presbyter}- — two  Ministers  and  one  Ruling  Elder. 

4.  On  Minutes  of  General  Assembly,  three  members 
— two  Ministers  and  one  Ruling  Elder. 

5.  On  Narrative,  three  members— two  Ministers  and  one 
Ruling  Elder. 

6.  On  Finance,  four  members — two  Ministers  and  two 
Ruling  Elders,  who  shall  audit  the  accounts  of  the  Treasurer 
of  Synod  and  of  the  Treasurers  of  the  different  funds,  except 
the  Synodical  Home  Mission  Fund  ;  and  arrange  the  appor- 
tionment of  the  amount  required  from  each  Presbytery  for 
contingent  expenses. 


igoo.  Standing  Rules  of  the  Synod.  135. 

7.  On  Synodical  Home  Mission  Accounts,  a  Special 
Finance  Committee,  two  members — one  Minister  and  one 
Ruling  Elder,  neither  of  whom  shall  be  a  member  of  the  Per- 
manent Committee  of  Synodical  Home  Missions,  who  shall 
examine  and  audit  the  accounts  of  the  Treasurer  of  the  Synod- 
ical Home  Mission  Fund,  between  the  first  day  of  October 
and  the  third  Tuesday  of  October  next  ensuing  their  appoint- 
ment, and  who  shall  report  to  the  Synod  immediately  after 
such  examination,  and  whose  necessary  traveling  expenses 
shall  be  defrayed  by  the  Treasurer  of  Synod. 

X— The  Committee  of  Arrangements  shall  consist  of  all  the  Pres- 
byterian Pastors  and  one  Ruling  Elder  from  each  church  in 
the  place  where  the  Synod  meets,  together  with  the  Stated 
Clerk  of  Synod,  the  Pastor  of  the  church  in  which  Synod 
meets  to  be  chairman.  They  shall  provide  accommodations 
for  the  Synod  ;  suggest  hours  of  meeting  and  adjournment  ; 
arrange  for  public  services,  and  the  persons  to  conduct  them, 
and  provide  for  hearing  representatives  of  the  Boards. 

PERMANENT   COMMITTEES. 

XI.— The  Permanent  Committees  of  the  Synod  shall  be  as  follows  : 

1.  On  Synodical  Home  Missions,  eight  members— one 
for  each  home  Presbytery. 

2.  On  Foreign  Missions,  one  member  from  the  Presbyter}^ 
of  Corisco  ;  the  chairman  of  the  Presbyterial  Committee  on 
Foreign  Missions  and  one  Ruling  Elder,  from  each  home 
Presbyter3\ 

3.  On  Historical  Materials,  nine  members— one  for 
each  Presbyterj-. 

4.  On  Sabbath-school  Work,  eight  members  ;  the  chair- 
man of  the  Committee  on  Sabbath-school  Work  in  each  home 
Presbytery. 

5.  On  Sabbath  Observance,  three  members— two  Min- 
isters and  one  Ruling  Elder. 

6.  On  Temperance,  nine  members — one  from  each  home 
Presbytery,  besides  the  chairman. 

7.  On  Necrology,  three  members— two  Ministers  and  one 
Ruling  Elder. 

8.  On  Systematic  Beneficence,  eight  members— one 
from  each  home  Presbytery. 


136  Standing  Rules  of  thk  Synod  Oct  ,  /goo 

9.  On  Work  Among  Foreign  Populations,  five  mem- 
bers—three Ministers  and  two  Ruling  Elders. 

10.  On  YouN(i  Pkople's  Societies,  a  chairman  appointed 
by  Synod  and  the  chairman  of  the  Presbyterial  Committee 
on  Young  People's  Societies 

11.  On  Api'ijkd  Christianity,  five  members — three  Min- 
isters and  two  Ruling  Elders. 

XII.  —  The  Permanent  Committees  shall  each  report  to  Synod  annu- 
■<\\\y  upon  the  matters  assigned  to  them,  and  recommend  suit- 
able action  to  be  taken  by  vS3'nod  in  relation  thereto 

Xlir.— The  Necrological  Committee  shall  present,  at  the  annual 
meeting,  brief  obituary  notices  of  all  Ministers  of  Synod  who 
have  deceased  during  the  S\'nodical  year. 

XIV. — Each  Presbytery  belonging  to  the  Sj-nod  shall  send  a  written 
Narrative  of  the  State  of  Religion  within  its  bounds  to  the 
Synod's  Committee  on  Narrative  at  least  one  week  previous 
to  the  stated  meeting  of  Synod 

XV.— The  Sacrament  of  the  Lord  s  Supper  shall  be  administered  at 
each  stated  meeting  of  the  Synod,  under  the  superintendence 
of  the  retiring  Moderator,  or  the  Minister  presiding  in  his 
place,  at  such  time  and  place  as  the  Committee  of  Arrange- 
ments shall  designate. 

X\'I. — The  Committee  on  Systematic  Beneficence  shall  co-operate 
with  the  Stated  Clerk  and  the  Committee  of  Arrangements  in 
selecting  topics  and  securing  speakers  to  address  the  Synod 
upon  the  subjects  of  Benevolence  and  Church  Work,  and  the 
evening  session  of  the  second  da}'  of  the  meeting  of  Synod 
shall  be  devoted  exclusiveU'  to  popular  addresses  by  Secre- 
taries of  Boards  or  others 

X\'II. — All  notices  of,  or  calls  for,  meetings  of  Presbyteries  or  Com- 
mittees, and  all  resolutions,  shall  be  in  writing  and  read  b}' 
the  Clerk 

XVIII. — The  rules  for  Judicatories  adopted  by  the  General  Assem- 
bh^  shall  be  the  rules  of  the  Synod,  so  far  as  the}'  apply 

XIX. — These  rules  may  be  amended  or  repealed  by  a  two-thirds 
vote,  but  if  notice  of  a  proposed  change  has  been  given  at  a 
previous  stated  meeting,  a  majority  may  amend  or  repeal  ; 
and  any  one  of  these  rules  may  be  temporarily  suspended  by 
a  majority  vote. 


Permanent  Committees. 


SYNODICAL,    HOME   MISSIONS. 


RKV.  RAYMOND  HILLIARD  GAGK,  RKV. 

RKV.  ALFRED  H.   DASHIKLL,   D.D.,  RF.V. 

RKV.  J.  GARLAND  HAMNP.R,  Jr..  RKV. 


KliKN  B.  COISB,  D.D.,  Chairman. 
WM.  W.  HALLOWAY,  Jr.,  D.D., 
PHILO   F.  LKAVENS,  D.D., 


RKV.  SAMUKL   M.  SIUDDIFORD,  D.D  ,     RKV.  WILLLYM  THOMSON. 


FOREIGN  MISSIONS. 

RKV.  R.  HAM  ILL  NASSAU.  D.D. 


REV.  WILLIAM  R.  RICHARDS,  D.D., 
REV.  CHARLKS  HKRR,  D  D,, 
REV.  ALKX.  H.  YOUNG,  D.D.. 
REV.  JOHN   F.   TATTERSON, 
VACANCY. 

REV.  JAMES  W    ROGAN,  D  D., 
RKV.  GK0R(;K  W.  TOMSON. 
RKV.    HENRY  S.   KU  ILER,  D.D., 

Chairman. 


ELDER  EDWARD   P.  TENNEY, 
ELDER  CHARLES  A.   DE  WIT'J', 
ELDER  HORACE  CHURCHMAN, 
ELDER   H.  C.  JENKINS, 
ELDER  WILLIAM  RANKIN, 
ELDER  WALTER  B.  HARRIS. 
ELDER   P    KENNEDY  REEVES, 
ELDER  DAVID  R.   HULL. 


HISTORICAL   MATERIALS. 


REV.  ALLEN   H.   BRoVVN, 
REV.  DAVID  K.  FRAZER,  D.D., 
REV.  JOHN  C.  CLYDE,  D.D., 
REV.  EBEN   B.  COBB,  DD., 


REV.   HENRY  C.  CAMERON,  D.D. 
REV.  CHARLES  HERR,  D.D., 
REV.  STANLEY  WHITE, 
REV.  R.  HAMILL  NASSAU,  D.D., 


RE\'.   FRANK  R.  SVMMES. 


SABBATH-SCHOOL   WORK. 


REV.  HENR\'  C.  CRoNIN, 
REV.  D    RUBY   WARNE 
REV.   WILLIAM   FRYLING, 
REV.   EDWARD  A.  McLAURY, 


REV.  SAMUEL  J.  ROWLAND, 

VACANCY. 

REV.   HENRY  C.  VANDERBEEK, 

REV.  ALFRED  P.   BOISFCJRD. 


REV.  GEORGE  SWAIN,  D.D.. 
REV.  FRANKLIN   K.  MILLER 


SABBATH   OBSERVANCE. 

ELDER  JOHN  A.  ANDERSON. 


D  D. 


TEMPERANCE. 

REV.  J.   DE  HART  liRUEN. 
REV.  JOSEPH  M.  McNULTV,  D.D.,  REV.  JAMES  S.  \^()UN(i, 

REV.  WM.  W.   HALLOWAY,  Jr.,  D  D.,  REV    J    GARLAND  HAMNER,  Jk. 

REV.  HENRY    R.  HALL,  VACANCY. 

REV.  WILLIAM  V    LOUDERBOUCIH,  REV.  TI'lUS  E    DAVIS. 


NECROLOGY. 

REV.  SYLVF'.STER  W.  BE.4CH,  REV.  EDWARD 

ELDER  WILLIAM   P.  STEVENSON 


HODGE,  D.D. 


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ijS  Permanent  Committees, 

SYSTEMATIC   BENEFICENCE. 

REV.  THOMAS  S.  LONO,  KKV.  WILLIAM   P.    LINNKV. 

REV.  JOHN  C.  CLYDE  D.D.,  REV    JOSHUA  B.  GALLAWAV, 

REV.  ASA  WVNKOOP,  RKV.  WM    W.  CASSELIiEKRV. 

VACANCY.  ELDER   E    W.   BARNES. 

WORK   AMONG   FOREIGN   POPULATIONS. 

REV.  ALBERT  ERDMAN.  D.D,  REV    EDWIN   A.   BULKLEY,  D  IJ  , 

REV.  JOSEPH  S.  VANDYKE.  D.D  ,  ELDER  AAR(XN  CARIER, 

ELIJER  FRED.  W.  I5ALDWIN 

YOUNG   PEOPLE'S  SOCIETIES. 

REV.   HU(;H  B.  MacCAULEY. 
REV.  JOSEPH  O    McKELVEY,  VACANCY. 

REV.  ROBERT  H.  SHARPE,  REV.  LEWIS  W.  MUDGE.  D  D., 

REV.  NATHAN  J)USHANR  HYNSON,  REV.  WILLIAM  S    HARPER. 

REV.  HORACE  D.  SASSAMAN,  REV.  ARTHUR  W    SPOONER.  D  D 

TRUSTEES  OF  SYNOD. 

REV.  EBEN   B.  COBB    D  D  ,  President  REV.  ALLEN  H.   BROWN.    Treasurer 

REV.  CHARLES  D.  SHAW,  D.D  ,  REV.  SAMUEL  M.  STUDDIEORD,  D  D. 

REV.  STANLEY  WHITE,   Secretary,  REV.   WILLIAM  THOMSON. 

REV.  ALFRED  H.  D.ASHIELL,  D.D..  ELDER  HUGH  H.  HAMILL, 

ELWOOD  C.  HARRIS,  Esq. 

CUSTODIANS   OF  HISTORICAL  MATERIAL. 

REV    WALTER  A.  BROOKS,  D.D.,  Stated  Clerk,  Trenton,  N.  J. 

RF:V.  JOSEPH  H.  DULLES,  Librarian  Theological  Seminary,  Princeton,  N   J. 


JV^oderators  Since  the  [Reunion. 


DATE. 


June2i 

Oct 

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20 

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Oct 

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IS 

Oct 

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Oct 

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Oct 

18 

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17 

Oct 

16 

Oct 

21 

Oct 

20 

Oct 

18 

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17 

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20 

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18 

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Oct 

16 

I 

PIvACE    OF 
MEETING. 


870  Elizabeth.  . 

870  Morristowu, 

871  Bloomfield, 

872  Trenton, 

873  Washington, 
874{Caniden, 
875  Orange,  .    . 
S76, Elizabeth,  . 

877  Newark, 

878  Morristown, 
S79Trenton, 
880  Bridgeton, 
88i!Asbury  Park, 
8S2JHackettstown 
8SjiOrange    .    .    . 
884j  Elizabeth 
885!Atlantic  City, 
886jCamden,     . 

887  Asbury  Park, 

888  Asbury  Park, 
8S9J Asbury  Park, 
SgoJAtlantic  City, 
SgijLong  Branch, 
892  Belvidere,  .  . 
S93  Bridgeton, .    . 

Trenton,     .    . 

N.  Brunswick 

Atlantic  City 

Plainfield, 

898jAsbury  Park, 

89q  Asbury  Park, 

QoolAtlantic  Citv. 


MODERATOR. 


«95 

896 
S97 


*Rev.  Jona.  F.  Stearns,  D.D  .  . 
"Rev.  Charles  K.  Itnbrie  D.D., 
*Rev.  Robert  Aikman,  D.D.,  . 
*Rev.  Samuel  Miller  D.D,  .  . 
*Rev.  J.  H.  Mcllvaine,  D.D.,  . 
*Rev.  J.  M.  McDonald,  D.D.,  . 

Rev.  William  C.  Roberts,  D.D. 

Rev   Thomas  McCauley. 

Rev.  E    Kempshall,  D.D., 

Rev.  William  Bannard,  D.D., 
*Rev    Abraham  Gosman,  D.D., 
*Rev.  Charles  E.  Knox,  D.D., 
*Rev   Joseph  G.  Symmes,  D.D., 
*^Rev.  Alfred  Yeomans,  D.  D.,  . 

Rev.  Edwin  A   Bulkley,  D  D., 
*Rev.  Samuel  M.  Hamill,  D.D., 

Rev.  Allen  H.  Brown,       ... 

Rev.  William  Thomson    .    ,    . 
*Rev.  Frank.  Chandler.  D.D  ,  . 

Rev.  K    P.  Ketcham,  D.D.,    . 
*Rev.  Henry  M.  Storrs,  D.D  , 

Rev.  David  R.  Frazer,  D.D.,  . 

Rev.  Charles  D  Shaw,  D.D  ,  . 

Rev,  R    Hamill  Nassau,  D  D., 
j  Rev.  S    M.  Studdiford,  D.D., 

Rev.  Frederic  R.  Brace,  D.D., 

Rev.  Henry  S.  Butler,  D  D. . 

Rev.  Benjamin  S  Everitt,  D.D. 

Rev.  John  A    Liggett    D.  D.,    . 

Rev.  Albert  Erdman.  D.  D..     . 
*Rev.  A.  Nelson  Hollifield,  D.D. 

Rev.  Melvin  Eraser. 


PRESBYTERY. 


Newark. 

Jersey  City 

Morris  and  Orange. 

Monmouth. 

Newark. 

New  Brunswick. 

Elizabeth 

Newton. 

Elizabeth. 

West  Jersey. 

New  Brunswick. 

Newark. 

Monmouth. 

Morris  and  Orange. 

Jersey  City. 

New  Brunswick 

West  Jersey. 

Newton. 

Monmouth 

Elizabeth. 

Morris  and  Orange. 

Newark. 

Jersey  City. 

Corisco. 

New  Brunswick. 

West  Jersey 

Newton. 

Monmouth 

Elizabeth 

Morris  and  Orange. 

Newark. 

Corisco 


(f39) 


Ministers  of  the  Synod  of  New  Jersey. 


Abbott,  Justin   K.,   Bombay,   India.     J.   C. 
Adams,  James   Hailie,   Elwood.     W.  J. 
Aikman."VVm.,   D.D.,   Atlantic   City.     \V .  J. 
.\llen,    Adolos,    Cranliury.       Men. 
Allen,    I.yman   W'.,    D.D.,    Newark.      N'i'k. 
.Mien,   William,  Jr.,   PenninL^ton.      N.    B. 
Anderson.    Daniel    B.,   Camden.      W.   J. 
Armstrong,  Amzi   L,.,   Dutch  Neck.      N.   B. 
Armstrong,    William   P.,    Princeton.      N.    B. 

Bagnall,    Powhatan,    Paterson.      J.    C. 
Bainton,   Henry   W.,   Kingsland.     J.    C. 
Baldwin,    Caleb    C.    D.D.,    Summit.      X'r'k. 
Baldwin,   Theodore   .\..,    Broussa,    Turkey. 

N'rk. 
Bale,   .\Ibert   G.,   Asbury   Park.      ^lon. 
Bannard,    V\'illiam,    D.D.,    Philadelphia,    Pa. 

W.  J. 
liarnes,    George    G.,    Wichita    Falls,    Te.xas. 

Xewt. 
P.artk-tt,    Maitland  V.,   Princeton.      N.    B. 
Bauer,   Christopher,   JMyersville.      M.   &   (). 
ISeach,    Sylvester    W.,    Bridgeton.      W.    J.  . 
Beadle,    lleber  H.,    Bridgeton.    •  W.   J. 
Beatty,  Henry  T.,  Ph.D.,  Hobokcn.     J.   C. 
Beaumont,  James  B.,  Morristown.     M.   &  O. 
Bell,   John    W'.,    Beattystown.      Newt. 
Bennett,   Wm.    Russell,   Madison.      M.   &  O. 
Berger,    I^dward,    Keyport.      jNIon. 
Blackburn.   Robert  I\I.,   Long   Branch.   ?iIon. 
I'.lauvelt,    I.   Alstyne,    D.D.,  '  Roselle.      Eliz. 
Bliss,   Edwin  M.,  D.D.,  Ro.selle.     EHz. 
Booth,   Fisher  Howe,   Tenafly.     J.   C. 
Boppell,   Charles  J.,  Philadelphia,   Pa.     Cor. 
Botsford,   Alfred  P.,   U'oodbury.     W.   J. 
Bowen,    Thomas   W.,    Lafayette.      Newt. 
Brace,   Frederic   R.,   D.D.,   Blackwood.   W.J. 
Bradley,  Joseph   H.,    D.D.,    National   Home, 

\'a.     Mon. 
Brenneman,    Frank    S.    Greenwich.     W.    J. 
Bridges,  John  J.,   Newark.      N'rk. 
Bridges,  Thomas  R.  Newark.     N'rk. 
Bridges,   William  J.,   Bridgeton.     W. 
Bridgman,   Chester,   Merchantville. 
Broening,  Geo.  H.,  Ph.D.,  Millville. 
Brooks,   Walter  A.,    D.D.,   Trenton. 
Brown,  Allen   H.,  Atlantic   Citv.     W 
Brown,  Arthur  J.,  D.D.,  156  Fifth  Ave., 

New   York.     M.   &  O. 
Brown  Josiah  J.,   Newark.     N'rk. 
Bruen,  Henry  Munro,  Taiku,   Korea. 

.\ewt. 
Bruen,  James  DeHart,   Belvidere.     Newt. 
Brundage.  Henry  E.,  Passaic.     J.  C. 
Bryant,  Robert  A.,  Witherbee,  N.  Y.  Newt. 
Buckle,    George,    Elizabeth.      EHz. 
Bulkley,  Edwin  A.,  D.D.,  New  York.     T.  C. 
Bullard,  Chas.   B.,  East  Orange.     M.  &  O. 
Burtt,  Robert  J.,  Marksboro.     Newt. 
Butler,  Courtlandt  P.,  Riverton.     Mon. 
Butler,  Henry  S.,  D.D.,  Blairstown.     Newt. 


T. 

W. 

1. 

w 

). 

N. 

B. 

.  J- 

Cadwell,   Newton  W.,  Westfield.      EHz. 
Cameron,   Henry  C,   D.D.,   Princeton. 

N.   B. 
Cam]!,   Daniel   I.,   Deerfield.     W.  J. 
Campbell,   Wm.   I.,   Ringoes.      N.    B. 
Carlile,   Samuel,   D.D.,  Newton.     Newt. 
Casanowicz,   Immanuel  M.,   Ph.D.,   W'ash- 

ington   D.   C.     N'rk. 
Casselberry,   Wm.   W.,  Haddontield.      W.   J. 
Chambers,   I.  Mench,  Merchantville.     W.  J. 
Chambers,  Theodore  F.,  Dover.     M.  &  (). 
Chapman,  John  C,  Hackettstown.     Xewt. 
Chester,   Xelson  B.,   Caldwell.     N'rk. 
Clark,  James   B.,  Mt.  Airy.     N.   B. 
Clarke,  John   P.,  Hackensack.     Newt. 
Cline,    1;.    Clarke,    Phillipsburg.      Newt. 
Clyde,   John   C,    D.D.,,  Bloomsbury.      Newt. 
Coale,  James  J.,   Toms   River.     Mon. 
Cobb,    Eben    B.,    D.D.,    EHzabeth.      EHz. 
Cochran,  James   B.,   Nanking,   China. 

M.  &  O. 
Cockins,  James  M.,   Cape  May.      W.   J. 
Coe,   William  W.,   East  Orange.    ^N'rk. 
Colville,   Andrew,    Bayonne.     J.    C. 
Condit,    Charles   B.,    Liberty   Corner.      EHz. 
Condit,   Isaac  H.,  Holly   Beach.     W.  J. 
Converse,    Charles    S.,    Clifton    Springs,    N. 

Y.      EHz. 
Cornish,   F.    Lincoln,   Bayonne.     J.    C. 
Coyle,   Leonidas   E.,    Bridgeton.      W.   J. 
Crawford,   Josiah   PL,    Cream   Ridge.      Mon. 
Cronin,    Henry    C,    Jersey    City.    J.    C. 
Crouse,    Nathaniel    P.,    Danville.      Newt. 
Crowell,  John,   D.D.,   East  Orange.   M.  &  O. 
Curry,  Joseph   E-,   Cranbury.      Mon. 
Curtis,   Geo.   L.,   Bloomfield.     N'rk. 

Dager,  William  M,  Batanga.     W.  Afr. 
Dashiell,   Alfred   H.,    D.D.,   Lakewood. 

Mon. 
Davis,  John   D.,   Ph.D.,   Princeton.    N.    B. 
Davis,  Titus   E.,   Bound   Brook.      N.    B. 
Dennis,    James  S..     D.D.,    156     Fifth     .We., 

New  York.     N'rk. 
DeWitt,  John.   D.D.,   Princeton.     N   B. 
Deyo,   O   H.    Perrv,   Highland,   N.     Y.       M. 

&  O. 
Dickson,   Spencer  C,   Pt.   Pleasant.     Mon. 
Dietrich,   Otto   H.,   Newark.      N'rk. 
Dillon,   iCdward,   Woodbury.   \\'.  J. 
Dixon,   John,    D.D.,    Trenton.      N.    B. 
Dixon,    Joseph,    Beemerville.   Newt. 
Dod,   Samuel   B.,   South  Orange.     M.  &  O. 
Dodd,   William   S.,   M.D.,   Cxsarea,   Turkey. 

M.   &  O. 
Donaldson,    George,    Ph.D.,    Edgewater. 

J.   C. 
Doremus,   G.   S.   Mott,   Pleasant   Grove.     M. 

&   O. 
Doughty,    Tames   Walter,    Hiroshima,    Japan. 

X.    B." 


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142 


Ministers  ok  thk  Synod  oi-  Nj-.w  JiiRsuv 


Oct. . 


Douglass,    llrvcc   K.,   I'atersoii.      I.   C. 
Duffield,    Joliii    T.    D.l).,    I,1<.D.,"  Princeton. 

N.  B. 
Dulles,  Joseph  11.,   Princeton.     X.    ii. 
Dunliain,  James  II.,  Mt.   Holly.     Mon. 
Diinlop,  John  ("t.,   Kanazawa,  japan.     W.  J. 
Dvvight,      I'ranklin      I!.,     Morristown.        M. 

&  O. 

Ivlniondson,    lolin    Ii.,   P.elvidcrc.      Newt. 
Kifbert,  J    C,"  D.D.,   West   liohoken.     J.   C. 
]\hner,   Theo.   A.,  Jaffna,   Ceylon.      W.   J. 
F.lwood,   Robert   .\.,  Absecon.     W.  J. 
luigland,    Klias    P>..    D.D.,    Washington. 

Newt. 
Krdman,  .Mbert,*D.D.,   Morristown. 

M.  &  O. 
F.rdman,    John    Pinney,    Honolulu,    Hawaii. 

M.  &  O. 
Erdman,  Paul,  Sidon,  Syria.     M.  &  O. 
Evans.  Chas.  A.,  West  lloboken.     J.   C. 
Everett,   Charles,   D.l).,    Uelniar.      Mon. 
Everitt,    P>enjamin    H.,   Titusville.    N.    B. 
Everitt,    Benjamin    S.,    D.D.,    New    Gretna. 

Mon. 
I'^veritt,  Frank  g.,  Trenton.     .\.    P.. 
lowing,  John,   D.D.,   Daretown.     W.  J. 
Ewing,   Joseph    L.,   Jamesburg.      Mon. 

Fairley,    Edwin,    Roseland.      N'rk. 

Fergvison,  James  A.,  D.D.,  Hanover.  M. 
&  O. 

Fergusson,   E.   Morris,  Trenton.     Newt. 

Finney,    William    P.,    Moorestown.      Mon. 

Fishburn.   Wm.    H.,   D.D.,   Camden.      W.   J. 

Fisher,  John   R.,  Newark.     N'rk. 

Folsom,  Joseph  F.,   Kearny.     N  rk. 

Ford,  Henry  T.,  Kansas  City,  Mo.     J.   C. 

Foster,  Daniel   R.,  Trenton.     N.   B. 

Voyi,   Herman   C,    D.D.,    Freehold.      Mon. 

Eraser,   Melvin,   156   Fifth 'Ave.,  N.   Y.   Cor. 

Frazer,   David  R.,   D.D.,  Newark.     N'rk. 

Freed,  Jose])h    K.,  Franklin    Furnace.    Newt. 

Frev,    lacob  A.,   Paterson.     J.   C. 

Frissefl,    Ilollis    B.,    D.D.,    Hamilton,    Va. 
N'rk 

Fryling,   William,   Morris   Plains.     M.   &   O. 

Fullerton,  John  O.   A.,   Princeton.     N.   B. 

Fulton,   Hugh   K.,   Perrineville.      Mon. 

Furnajieff,  Demeter  N.,  Kustendil,  Bul- 
garia.    N.   B. 

r.abriclian,  ^l.  C,  M.D.,  Doylestown,  Pa. 
N.   B, 

Gage,    Raymond   Milliard,   Wenonah.      W.  J. 

Gallaway,  Joshua   B.,   Paterson.     J.   C. 

Gamon,   Robert   1..  Mil  ford.     N.   B. 

Gardner,  Edward  P.,  Chatham.     M.  &  O. 

Garretson,   George   R.,   Summit.     J.   C. 

Gibson,  James   R.,   Newark.      N'rk. 

Glover,   Charles   P.,   Vailsburg.      N.    B. 

Goodrich,  Chauncey  W.,  Orange.     M.  &  O. 

Grant,   James    Iv,    Delaware.      Newt. 

Greene,    George   F.,    Cranford.      Eliz. 

Greene,  Wm.  Brenton,  Jr.,  D.D.,  Prince- 
ton.    N.  B. 

Greenway,  Walter  B.,   Eyons  Farms.     N'rk. 

Greenleaf,  Jonathan,   Sparta.      Newt. 

Gruhnert,   Herman   Carl,  Orange.      M.   &   O. 

Guenther,  John  U.,   Newark.      N'rk. 

llahn,   Tlieodore,   Bloomfield.      N'rk. 
Haley.   Charles  T.,   D.D.,   Newark.   N'rk. 
Hall.    ICrnest   F.,    South   Amboy.      !Mon. 
Hall,   Henry   R.,   Columbus.      Mon. 
Hallidav.    lames,    Newton.      Newt. 


llalloway,    William    \\ .,     jr.,    D.D.,    Dover. 

M.  &  O. 
Hamilton,    Edgar   .\.,    Deckertown.      Newt. 
Hamilton,    Samuel     .M.,     D.D.,    Englewood. 

J.    C. 
Hamilton,    William    P...    iUizabeth.      Eliz. 
Hamner,  J.   Garland,  Jr..   .Newark.      N'rk. 
llarrlin,   (Jscar  J.,   .\bieh,    Syria.      Newt. 
Haring,  Harry    W'.,   Delanco.      Mon. 
Harper,   William    S,    Hamburgh      .Xewt. 
Harvey,    Joseph    C,    Collingswood.      W.    1. 
Hathaway,   Ilarle   W.,   Elizabeth.      Eliz. 
Hathaway,   Israel    W.,   D.D..    New   York. 

J.   C. 
Hazard,   O.   Howell,   Trenton.      N.    P.. 
Ilerr,    Charles,    D.D.,   Jersey   City.     J.    C. 
Herring,    Charles   E.,    Plainfield.      Eliz. 
Hertzog,   George   N.,    Cedarville.      W.   J. 
llilishman,   Henry   E..   X'ineland.      N.    B. 
Hickman,   Frank   D.   P..    156   Fifth   .\ve.,   N. 

Y.     Cor. 
Hickok,  Henry  F.,  D.D.,  Orange.     M.  &  ( ). 
Higgons,  John   A.,   Newark.     N'rk. 
Hill,   Horace   P.,   Philadelphia,   Pa.   W.   J. 
llillman,  Joseph    1).,    Harmony.      Newt. 
Hinsdale,    Horace   G.,    D.D.,   Lakewood. 

Mon. 
Hock,   Carl    E.,    Bloomfield.      N'rk. 
Hock,    Frederick   W.,   Newark.      N'rk 
Hodge,   Edward  B.,  D.D.,  Philadelphia,   Pa. 

Mon. 
Ilollinshed,    William,    Sparta.      Newt. 
Honeyman,   William   E..   Plainfield.      Eliz. 
Hooper,    Washinf;ton   .V..    West    Summit. 

M.  &  O. 
Hoops,   Henry   II.,   Newark.      N'rk. 
Hoppaugh,   William,    Springfield.      Eliz. 
Hopwood,   Isaiah   B.,   D.D.,   Newark.      N'rk. 
Ploughtaling,    Paul   A.,    Bridgeton.      Mon. 
Houston,   Thomas,   Elizabeth.     J.   C. 
Howell,   Joseph,    Hamilton    Square.      N.    B. 
Hunt,    Theodore    \\'.,    Ph.D.,    Princeton. 

Eliz. 
Huntting,   James   M.,   Hackettstown.     Newt. 
Hutchinson,    David   \V.,   Paterson.      J.    C. 
Hvitchison,   John,   Arlington.      N'rk. 
Hutchison,   S.   Nye,   Belvidere.      Newt. 
Hynson,    Nathan    Dushane,    Manasquan. 

Mon. 

Ingram,    George   H.,    Trenton.      N.    P.. 
Irving  David  O.,   East  Orange.     M.  &  O. 
Iscrman,   Harvey,   Ridgewood.     J.   C. 
Itongolo,    Batanga,   West   Africa.      Cor. 

Tanewav,    Harrv    E.,    New    Brighton,    N.    Y. 
W.'  J. 

J'lkenge,   Ibia,    Corisco.   West   .\frica.     Cor. 

Johns,"  William   H..   Woodbury.      W.   J. 

Tohnson,   Alfred   V.    C,    Yonkers,   N.    Y. 
M.  &  O. 

Johnson,    Benjamin    P.,    New   York.      W.   J. 

Tohnson,   Frederick   W.,    D.D.,   Clayton. 
W.  J. 

Johnston,    William    C,    Batanga,    West     Af- 
rica.     Cor. 

Jones,   Henry  W.   F.,   Bayonne.      Eliz. 

Julien,    Robert,   Bordentown.      Mon. 

Junkin,   Chas.   I.,  Englewood.     J.   C. 

Karnell,   Aimer  W.,  Union.   Eliz. 
Keigwin,    Albert    Edwin,    Newark.      N'rk. 
Kempshall,    Everard,    D.D.,    Elizabeth. 

Eliz. 
Kennedy,   James    B..    Trenton.      N.    B. 


igoo. 


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143 


Kern,  John   F.,   Orange.     ^I.  &:  O. 

Kern,   W'illam  J.,   South   River.     !Mon. 

Kerr,  James   R.,   Hopewell.     N.    B. 

Kerr,  John   T.,   E^lizabeth.      Eliz. 

Kerr,  Oliver  A.,   Bordentovvn.     Mon. 

Kilbourn,  John  K.,  D.D.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
\V.   1. 

King,    David  H.,   D.I).,   Vineland.     W.   J. 

Kirk,   William  Henrv.   Orange.   i\I.   &  O. 

Klein,    Chas.    F.   A.,'D.D.,    Rahway.      Eliz. 

Knauor,  Frederick  C,  Batanga,  West  Af- 
rica.    Cor. 

Knipe,    Samuel   \\'.,   Oceanic.     [Nlon. 

Knox,  William  W.,  D.D.,  New  Brunswick. 
N.   B. 

Krause,    J.    Calvin,    Williamstown.       W.    J. 

Kraushaar,    Frederic  J.,   Carlstadt.     J.   C. 

Kuehler,    C.    Rudolph,    Hackensack.      J.    C. 

Kugler,  John   B.,  Junction.      N.   B. 

Labaree,   Benjamin,   D.D.,   Urumiah,  Persia. 

Eliz. 
Eampman,   Lewis,   D.D.,  Newark.      N'rk. 
Landis,   John   L-,   Cape  May.      W.   J. 
Landis,   Henry  M.,   Tokio,  Japan.      X.    B. 
Lange,    Richard,    Batanga,    West   i^frica. 

Cor. 
Iya\'elle,   James,   New   York.      ^I.   &   O. 
Lavertv,    David   H.,    D.D.,    Cold   Spring. 

W'.  J. 
Leary,   Lewis   G.,   Elizabeth.      Eliz. 
Leavens,   Philo  F.,   D.D.,  Passaic.     J.   C. 
Liggett,  John  A.,  D.D.,  Rahway.     Eliz. 
Lloyd,   George   W.,    Branchville.      Newt. 
Lloyd,   Tones   D.,   Stillwater.     Newt. 
Locke,   R.    E.,   Newark.     N'rk. 
Locklier,   John    H.,    Newark.      N'rk. 
Lockwood,    \ .    Le  Roy,    D.D..    Bloomfield. 

N'rk. 
Long,   Thomas   S.,   Dayton.      N.    B. 
Louderbough,    William   V.,    Salem.      W.   J. 
Love,   Edward,   Plainfield.      Eliz. 
Ludlow,    lames   M.,    D.D.,    East   Orange. 

x\I.  &■  O. 
Lukens,   Frank,   Burlington.     Mon. 
Lnsk,   Davis  W.,  Newark.     N'rk. 
Lyle,   .\lbert   F.,   Newark.     N'rk. 

^lacBride,    Robert  Irwin,   Trenton.     N.   B. 

MacCauley,  Hugh  B.,  Trenton.     N.  B. 

McCleary,"  Charles  W.,  Batanga,  West  Af- 
rica.    Cor. 

McClellan,    Charles   H.,    D.D.,    Lakewood. 
Mon. 

McClelland,   Hugh   R.,  Ph.D.,  Patcrson. 
J.  C.     . 

INIcClements,  Samuel  R.,  Ph.D.,  Ruther- 
ford.    J.   C. 

McCorkell,  John  B.,   Paulsboro.      W.  J. 

McFarland,    Everitt    O.,    Newark.      N'rk. 

^IcHenry,   H.   Preston,  German   Valley. 
M.   &  (). 

McKelvey,    Joseph    O.,    Plainfield.      Eliz. 

Mc  Kinney,    W'm.    K.,    Hammonton.      W.    J. 

MacKubbin,   Henry   A.,   Lambertville.   N.   B. 

McLanahan,    Samuel,    Lawrencevillc.     N.    B. 

McLaury,   Edward  A.,   Marksboro.      Newt. 

Macloskie,    George,    LL-D.,    Princeton. 
N.  B. 

McMillan,  John,  Ocean  City.      W.  J. 

McNair,   Wilmer,   Pottersville.      Mon. 

Macnaughtan,    lohn,    D.D.,    ^Nlorristown. 
M.   &  O.     " 

McXaughton,  Tames  P.,  Smyrna,  Turkey. 
L   C. 


McNulty,   Joseph   M.,    D.D.,    WoodI)ridge. 

Eliz. 
Magie,    David,   D.D.,   Paterson.      T.    C. 
Mason,    Edgar  C,   New   York.      Eliz. 
Mason,   James    G.,    D.D.,    Metuchen.      Eliz. 
Matheson,  James  A.,  Manalapan.      Mon. 
Maugeri,    Giacomo,    Caltanisetta,    Italy. 

X.  B. 
Melkonyan,    Samuel    \^.,    Tarsus.    Turkey. 

N.   B. 
Mendenhall,    Harlan    G.,    D.D.,    Perth    Am- 

boy.     Eliz. 
Mewhinney,    William    J.,    Andover.      X'ewt. 
Miller,    Franklin   E.,   D.D.,   Paterson.     J.  C. 
Milligan,    Robert   Henry,    Gaboon,    W.    Afr. 

Cor. 
Mitchell,    Eugene  A.,    Elizabeth.      Eiiz. 
Mix,   Eldridge,   D.D.,   Worcester,   Mass. 

M.   &  O. 
Montgomery,   Theophilus  E.,  Jersey  City. 

Moore,    William,    Manchester.      Mon. 
Mott,  George  S.,   D.D.,  Newark.     N'rk. 
Mott,    Henry    Elliott,    D.D.,    Elizabeth. 

Eliz. 
Mudge,   Lewis   S.,   Trenton.      N.    B. 
Mudge,    I,ewis    \V.,    D.D,    Princeton. 

X.  B. 
Mundy,    Ezra    F.,    Lawrence,    Kas.      Eliz. 
Mundy,   Frank  J.,   D.D.,  Atlantic   City. 

W.  J. 
Murgatroyd,    Edwin    R.,    New    Vernon. 

M.  &  O. 
Murphy,    Archibald    A.,    New    Brunswick. 

N.   B. 
Myongo,   Frank   S.,   Benito,   W.   Africa. 

Cor. 

Nassau,    Robert   Hamill,   D.D.,   Batanga,   W. 

Afr.      Cor.  . 
Xcwell,    George   Kennedy,   Plainfield.      Eliz. 
Xgande,   George   S.,    Bata,   W.   Afr. 
Noble,    George    P.,    Mendham.      M.    &    O. 
Nott,    Charles    D.,    D.D.,      New    York. 

Newt. 
Nyenye,   Etiyani   ya,    P>ata,   W.   Africa.   Cor. 

O'Brien,  John  Howard,   Clarksljoro.     \\'.   J. 

Orris,   S.   Stanhope,   Ph.D.,   L.H.D.,   Prince- 
ton.    N.   B. 

Osborn,    Conover    Samuel,    Chester. 
M.   &  O. 

Osier,   J.    Thompson,    West   Milford.      J.    C. 

Ottman,    Ford   C.,    Newark.      X"rk. 

Owens,   James   H.,   Paterson.     J.    C. 

Palmer,    S.    Fielder,    Paterson.      T.    C. 

Panncll,   William   T.,   Flanders.   "  M.  &  O. 

Parker,    Archibald    F.,    Rutherford.      J.    C. 

Parry,    Samuel,    Pluckemin.      Eliz. 

Parziale,  Joseph,   Madison.     M.   &  O. 

Patterson,    Isaac   M.,   Trenton.      N.    B. 

Patterson,   John    F.,   D.D.,   Orange. 
M.  &•  O. 

Patton,    Francis    L-,    D.D.,    LL.D.,    Prince- 
ton.    N.   B. 

Paull,   George   A.,   Bloomfield.      N'rk. 

Payson,    Edward    P.,    Montclair.      N'rk. 

Payson,   George  H.,   Rahway.     Eliz. 

Payson,    George    Phillips,    Wyoming.    M. 
&  O. 

Peach,    Robert    Westly,    Camden.      W.    J. 

Peeke,   George  H.,   Verona.      N'rk. 

Pesaturo,   Francesco,   Newark.     N'rk. 

Peters,  John  E.,   Sc.D.,   Camden.     W.  J. 


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INliNisTEKs  oi'  THE  Synod  of  Nkw  Jersey. 


OcL., 


Potter,    Sannicl    II.,    Uiiigocs.      \.    ]!. 
I'ratt,   lIcMiry   V,.,   Montvillc.     J.   C. 
I'renlice,    Sartell,    Jr.,    Newark.      N'rk. 
I'rice,    Samuel    D.,    Shrewsbury.      Mon. 

Ramsey,  Robert  M.,  X'ailsburg.     M.  &  (). 
Rawlins,  Jaiiies  Jv,  Jersey   City.     J.   C. 
Raymond,    Cieorge    I,.,     l,.II.l).,     I'rinceton. 

N.  n. 
Reed,   (Jrville,   ^lontclair.      X'rk. 
Reeve,    John    T.,    liasking    Ridge.      Kliz. 
Reeves,    Henry,    D.l).,   Gloucester   City. 

W.  J. 
Reeves,    lliomas    -A.,    Rockaway.      M.    &    O. 
Reid,   Albert,   Kingston.      X.    15. 
Reinke,    Kdwin    J.,    151oomsbury.      Newt. 
Richards,    William    R.,    D.D.,    J'lainfield. 

Eliz. 
Richmond,    ('■co.    1...    l^ast '  Orange. 

-M.   &  O. 
Riggs,    lUias,    1). I).,    LL.l).,    Constantinople, 

.  Turkey.      Ivliz. 
Riggs,  James  F.,  D.U.,  East  Orange. 

M.  &  O. 
Richie,  VVm.  N.,  D.D.,  Asbury  Park.    Mon. 
Robeson,    W'm.    D.,    Princeton.      N.    P>. 
Rogan,  James  \\'.,   D.D.,   Fleniington. 

N.   B. 
Rowland,    Samuel    I.,    Clinton.      Kliz. 
Rundall,  Herbert  R.,  .\tlantic  City.     \V.  J. 
Rutherford,   John,    .\rlington.     M.    &    (). 

Sassaman,    Horace    D.,    I'arsippany. 

M.  &  O. 
Schelly,    Percy    Y.,    Phillipsburg.      Newt. 
Schmitt,   Jacob,   Passaic.     J.   C. 
Schneegas,    Charles,    Camden.      \\'.    J. 
Schumacher,    Gustav,    I'aterson.      J.    C. 
Scofield,  John   H.,   Budd's  Lake.     M.  &  O. 
Seibert,  George  C,  Ph.D.,  D.D.,  Glenridge, 

N'rk. 
Seibert,    Henry    W.,    Ph.D.,    Newark.    N'rk. 
Serafini,    Vincent,    Trenton.      N.    B. 
Sharpe,  John   C.    D.D.,    Blairstown.      Newt. 
Sharpe,   Robert   H.,   Oak   Ridge.     J.   C. 
Sharplcss,   Albert    S.,    Bridgeton.      W.   J. 
Shaw,    Charles    D.,    D.D..    Paterson.      J.    C. 
Sherwood,    Nathan    .M.,   Jersey   City.      J.    C. 
Shields,    Edward    P.,    D.D.,    Bridgeton. 

W.   J. 
Simanton,    Ephraim,    Hackettstown.      Newt. 
Simanton,   Thongs   Al.,    Califon.      Eliz. 
Sluter,   George,   Newark.      T.    C. 
Smith,    Baker,    D.D.,    Fairmount.      M.    &   O. 
Smith,   Frank  Hyatt,   Atlantic   City.      W.   J. 
Smith,    George    I...    Elmer.      W.   J. 
Smith,   W.    Everitt,   Mays   Landing.      W.   J. 
Smyth,    George   H.,    D.D.,    East   Orange. 

M.  &  O. 
Smythe,     Hugh,     Schooley's    Mountain. 

M.   &  O. 
Snyder,    Alfred   J.,    Bridgeton.      W.    J. 
Snyder,    Edward,    Deckerton.      Newt. 
Spining,   Geo.    L..    D.D.,    South   Orange.     / 

M.  &  O. 
Spooner,  Arthur  W'.,   D.D..  Camden.    W.  J. 
Staiger,   Albert    K.,    .\tlantic    City.      \V.   J. 
Sproul,   Nathaniel  J.,    Dunellen.      Eliz. 
Stanley,    Frederic    L,    D.D.,    .\tlantic    Citv. 

\\.  J. 
Steckel,    Samuel    W'.,    Pleasantville.      W.    J. 
Steen,   William   S..   Philadelphia.   Pa.      Mon. 
Stevenson,    David,    D.D.,    Metuchen.       Ivliz. 
Stevenson,  Josiah  T..  .\tco.     W'.  J. 
Stier,    Richard    R.,    Sayreville.      I\[on. 
Stockwell,    Frederick    E.,    Beverly.      Mon. 


Stoddard,    Elijah    W'.,    D.D.,    Succasunna. 

•M.  &   O. 
Stotlet,     James     P.,     U'oodridge.       J.     C. 
Stonclake,   Chas.   A.,   Newark.      X'rk. 
Street,    Robert.    Roselle.      Eliz. 
Strong.  Charles  R.,  New   Brunswick.     .\.    B. 
Stuchell,  John  E.,   Elizabeth,     liliz. 
Stuchell,    William   T.,  Jersey  City.     J.   C. 
Sluddiford,   Samuel   M.,    D.D.,    Trenton. 

N.   B. 
Swain,   George.    D.D..  Allentown.      Mon. 
Symmes,    Frank   R.,    Tennent.      Mon. 
Synimes,  Jos.   G.,   Dobbins.      Mon. 

'i'aylor,   Charles  F.,   Brooklyn,   N.   V.      Mon. 
Thomas,  John  .AL,  East  Orange.     ^1.  &  O. 
Thompson,   .\rthur  Newton,    IJ.D.,  Jersey 

City.     J.  C. 
Thompsor,    Samuel    AL,    LL.D.,    Red    ISank. 

Mon. 
'I'homson,    Robert,    Samakov.    Jjulgaria. 

N'rk. 
Thomson,   XN'illiam,    Stewartsville.      Newt. 
Thurlow,   Harold   M.,    Branchville.      Newt. 
Tildon,    Frederick    D.,    Plainfield.      Eliz. 
Titus,    Albert   C,   Trenton.      .\.    B. 
Tomson,    George    W'.,    Woodbury.      W'.    J. 
Townscnd,   Charles,   Orange.      M.   &   O. 
Trimble,    William  J.,    D.T).,   \'ineland. 

W.  J. 
Turner,   John,    Bridgeton.      W  .  J. 
Twining,    Kinslev,    D.D.,    156    Fifth   .\ve., 

N.   Y.     M.   &  O. 
Tyack,    Thomas,    D.D.,    Hightstown.      Mon. 

Umberger,   James    B.,    D.D..   Junction. 

Newt. 
L'nderwood,   Horace  G.,   D.D..   Seoul, 

Korea.     T.   C. 
Updike,  Hartley  T.,  Trenton.     N.   B. 

Van  Alen,  George  L.,  Blackwood.     W.  J. 
\'an  .\llen,  Charles  E.,  Coolbaughs,  Pa. 

Newt. 
\'anderbeek,    Henry   C,    Newark.      N'rk. 
\'an   Dyke,  James   W'.,   Stockton.      N.   P.. 
Van   D'vke,  Joseph    S.,   D.D.,   Trenton. 

X.B. 
\'an    Note,   FUigene  AL,   Tuckerton.      Mon. 
\'an  Syckle.  Phineas  P...  New  York.     N.   B. 
Vermilve,    Dupuvtren,    Ridgewood.     J.    C. 
Voegliii.  F.  E-.  Pleasantdale.     M.  &  O. 
Voorhics.   William   S.,   D.D.,   Trenton. 

N.   B. 
Vos,   Geerhardus,   Ph.D.,   LED.,   Princeton. 

N.  B. 
\'ries,  J.   Hendrick  de,  Princeton.     N.   B. 

Wagenhnrst,  Jacob   N.,   F'airton.      W.   J. 

Wall,    Edward,   Orange.      Vl.   k   O. 

\\'anderer,   .Vdolphus  E.,  Paterson.     J.   C. 

Warfield,  Benjamin  B.,  D.D..  LL.D., 
Princeton.      N.    B. 

Warnc,   D.    Ruby,   Trenton  Jc.      N.   B. 

Webb,   Samuel   G..   Lake  wood.     ]\Ion. 

Weber,   Henrv  T..   Ph.D..   Bloomfield.     N'rk. 

Wells,  John   X.,   Bernardsville.      Eliz- 

Wenrick,   George  W'.    S.,   Atlantic   High- 
lands.    Mon. 

Weston,   -Mbcrt   E.,  Farmingdale.      Mon. 

Whitaker,   Charles  H.,   Bordentown. 
Mon. 

White.   Israel  A..  W'hippanv.     >L  &  O. 

White,    Stanley,   Oranee.      M.   &   O. 

White,    Theodore   F.,    D.D.,    Summit. 

Vl.  &o. 

Whitman,    John    S.,    Metuchen.      EJiz. 
Williamson".  Joseph   G..    Sidney.      F^liz. 
Willits,   .\lphonso  .\..   D.D..   Spring  Lake. 
Mon. 


^9oo.                    Ministers  of  the  Synod  of  New  Jersey.                       145 

Wilson.   Thaddeus,    D.D.,    Si.riiig   l.akc.  Wyckofl'.    lames,   Leonia.      T    C 

Uirtt^^Aibcrt   JC.    HHzabeth.      Eliz.  i    ''■^■"'"°"-   ■''''    ^'^"^'   ^*""»"      ^^-   ^   ^^■ 

'^^1:^i:yS^^^t^^^'^C■y,^v'''■  '    Young,^_.Mexander    H.,    D.D.,    Matawan. 

W  o(kK   Uiarles  H.,   Hampton,   Va.  Voung,   James    S.,   Garfield.     J.    C. 

Woodbridge,   John,    D.D..   New    Brunswick.         Zesch,   Ferdinand  ().,   Ph.D..    nioomtield 

A.   B.  N'rk 

Uoolverton.   William   II..    Boonton. 

■n',:X.iU  ^Vi*  *'        1    11-      1.                     ,,  Total    number   of    Ministers.    462. 
Wright,   Ormond   W..    Barnegat.     Men. 


INDEX 


PAGB. 

Addresses lo,  i6,  19,  20,  21,  23,  25 

Allotments  and  apportionments,  Synodical  Home  Missions,  12 

American  Bible  Society, 10,  11 

Appeal  and  Complaint,  Rev.  Wm.  N.  Richie,  D.D  ,     .    .     19,  21,  22 

Applied  Christianit}^ 23,  25 

Apportionments,  1900-1901, 24 

Arrangements, ,     7,  S,  16 

Attendance  at  Synod, 29 

Auditing  Committee,  1901,      , 9 

Bills  and  Overtures 9,  16,  i8.  23 

Bills  to  be  paid, 29 

Committees,  Permanent, 10,  28,  137 

Applied  Christianity, 23,  25 

Foreign  Missions 11,  66 

Historical  Materials, 28,  99 

Necrolog)', 16   27,  36 

Sabbath  Observance 19,  89 

Sabbath-school  Work 21,  26,  82 

SjMiodical  Home  Missions, .    .    27,  47 

S3'Stematic  Beneficence, 17.  94 

Temperance, 23   25,  91 

Work  Among  Foreign  Populations 20,  93 

Young  People's  Societies 24,  84 

Committees,  Standing, 89 

Arrangements 7 

Bills  and  Overtures 9,  16,  18,  23 

Judicial  Business, .   9,  19,  20 

Minutes  of  General  Assembly, 9,  23,  28 

Narrative,  1901, 9 

Finance, 9.  24 

Pre.sbyterial  Records 9   27 

Synodical  Home  Mission  Accounts, 9,  16 

Committees,  Special — 

On  Commemoration  of  Historic  Places,     ....  10,  17,  100,  105 

On  Nassau  Hall  Tablet 28 

On  Papers  of  Synod 10 

(147) 


148  Index. 

PAGE. 

Complaint,  Jame.s  Moore, i6,  19,  22 

Cnstodian.s,  Mi.storical  Materials 2S,  99 

Education ....      23 

Historical  Sketch,  Old  Scots  Monument, 17,24,107 

Historical  Sketch,  Woman's  Home  Mission  Society', 76 

Judicial  Commissions — 

James  Moore 19,  22 

William  N.  Richie,  D.D 21,  22 

Mason,  Rev.  James  G.,  D.D. — Appeal  and  Complaint,     .    .  2S 

Minutes  of  Synod, 10,  32 

Moderator, 7 

Monmouth  Records, 2-j 

Narrative .    . 25,  33 

Nassau  Hall  Tablet, 28 

Necrolog}', 16,  36 

Place  of  Next  Meeting, 29 

Plan,  Synodical  Home  Missions,      13 

Presbyterial  Records, 9.  27 

Roll  of  Synod, 4-6 

Standing  Rules, \Z2) 

Stated  Clerk, 10 

Synodical  Home  Missions,  'i.  47 

Treasurer's  Report, 12,  54 

Thanks,  Resolutions  of,  18,  29 

Treasurer's  Report 17,  24,  119 

Trustees  of  Synod, 22 

Treasurer  of  Trustees, 10,  24,  iiS 


Vice-Moderator, 


Woman's  Home  Missions, 24,  70,  72   76 

Woman's  Foreign  Missions, •    •    •      n,  24,  79,  80